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Old 07-02-2010, 11:48 AM
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Quilter7x
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GET IT!!!

I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.

I have a Janome, but get "whiskers" on the back side when I do stippling on it. I used a Bernina last year and fell in love with the wonderful stitching for free motion quilting and decided I needed one for that. I have not done very much regular sewing with it, but one thing to know is that it has wide feed dogs. They are 9 mm and I believe the standard is 5 mm. Where that plays a role is that it is more difficult to do 1/4" piecing because the feed dogs are wider than the 1/4" presser foot. Some people use a standard presser foot, some prefer the 1/4" foot. I haven't sewn enough on it to have a preference yet.
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