Originally Posted by quiltinggrandmaca
I bought a new sewing machine last year, a Husqvarna Sapphire 875 and I kept my other machine which was also a Husqvarna that was several years old. It is a huskystar and a great machine. I use it for doing mending and stuff like that and use my newer machine for quilting. When I have to take my machine for service at least I can still quilt. I contemplated selling it but then decided to keep it for a backup.
Let's see.... a Sapphire, Babylock, Pfaff, Singer, and a recently purchased Pfaff Serger. All accumulated over the past 40 years. Oops, almost forgot my Singer hand-crank (1920's machine) that I take with me when my other goes to car shows. :-)
I bought the Sapphire 870 two years ago and use it for quilting (it has a larger throat space). The Babylock (15+ years) is great for for piecing. The little Pfaff Hobby (20+ yrs) travels for classes. And, my "portable" Singer (1950's vintage) is idle, at the moment, but I can't part with it -- it was the first machine I bought, in high school (many many years ago!).
I find it hard to part with my machines because you don't get a good trade-in price, usually. Gave another Babylock to a family member -- that was a happy thing to do.