Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I recommend a Janome Jem. Janome is a very easy brand of machines to learn on and the Jem line is light weight. So as a diehard Janome lover, that's my recommendation! :thumbup:
For sure, others are going to recommend other brands and you should consider everyone's comments before making your decision. If you get the chance to test-sew on a machine before buying it, that would be the best.
I don't recommend new Singer's either. The older ones are good, but not the new machines.
Good luck! :)
I'm a Pfaff girl myself. I teach sewing and quilting and see all brands of machines brought in by students. All of the people that bring in the Janome Jems really like them and they seem to be a good machine. I have students that bring in really cheap machines that don't sew well and they get very frustrated and don't enjoy the experience of sewing when they have machine problems. Like others have said, go somewhere you can sew on the machines before puchasing.