Howdy y'all :c)
Several people here have suggested that I go buy a used machine. Problem is, I already did that.....twice. When the word first started being spread that a quilting group would be started at work, I bought a Singer machine at a yard sale. I was REALLY excited about it and thought I had found a great deal! Unfortunately, once I got it home, I realized it had no bobbin, and with no owner's manual there was nothing to tell me what sized bobbin it used. I went to both of my sisters who have sewed for years, and even though both of them had several different bobbins they had picked up over the years, neither one had one that would work with it. No one seemed to be able to tell me what to buy for it. So I bought yet another used one from Craigslist and when I got it to the quilting group's first meeting, the thread bunched up on it so bad when I sewed with it that it was pretty much unusable. It was also so old that even the most experienced seamstresses in our group knew nothing about the machine or how to solve the problem. This was also a Singer, by the way. So I ended up going and buying a new one from Wal-Mart.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that even though I know how to use my own machine and have learned how to troubleshoot it, I don't feel like I have enough experience to buy something used and not get a lemon. I was hoping someone here had some experience with this machine, or could tell me if I should even be thinking of undertaking doing my own quilting at this stage of my experience. I sure do appreciate the responses I've gotten so far! Please keep them coming! You guys are GREAT! :c)
Donna