Originally Posted by mom2boyz
I am looking to buy a small - few frills- light weight sewing machine. There are way too many choices out there! I sort of like the Janome Jem which sells at my local shop for $599. Does anyone have this machine? any drawbacks? does this price seem reasonable? Thanks for any suggestions or avoidances -
I like the ability to move the needle more than the Janome Gem's allow. So, you might want to look at that and what you want your machine to do. ?zig-zag or fancy stitches???
However, I have a FW and then found a way to make it work for me using a seam guide and that orange Q-strip stuff. It only cost me a bit over $200! I can always 'borrow' a machine from the LQS if I need fancier stuff.
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