Originally Posted by raedar63
A Fad among quilters perhaps? I can see collecting about anything, heck I collect rocks. I see your point some spend literally thousands on a fancy machine and then have to have a featherweight. I am thinking it is the "in thing"
They've been "in" since I was in high school, which was in the late 70's. My mom has had them for years and it is true. She doesn't quilt at all. They do great buttonholes--she has one set up with the buttonholer all the time (a special attachment). It DOES sew a great straight line.
But I feel like the OP of this thread...I just spent a lot on a Janome Horizon and I'm thankful for it.
But the featherweights are great machines. I think they aren't a "fad"--they are a "classic".