Originally Posted by OmaForFour
Why did you replace the Pfaff? A Pfaff dealer told me that the older Pfaffs which are all metal are the best machines out there bar none.
Originally Posted by Kas
I didn't have a Janome dealer around when I got my Bernina. So I never test drove one. I was replacing a Pfaff and had tried the Viking and wasn't impressed. So that is why I got a Bernina.
I do my own quilting and love to FMQ. My Pfaff, which I loved, started having tension problems when I FMQed. Not on the straight stitches, though. It still pieces like a dream. But I took it back to the dealer and he couldn't fix it. I took it to another reputable sewing machine repair shop and they couldn't fix it either. So I was miserable because I couldn't do any quilting, only straight stitching. Truly it was a blessing that it happened because I love my Bernina 640 and the knee lift! My old Tiptronic didn't have one. and the 640 has the flourescent light that goes in a "C" shape on three sides of the needle so you can really see what you are doing.