I now am on #2 Baby Lock Symphony sewing machine.
#1 When using the decorative stitches to quilt I became very unhappy. They would skip stitches (you could see the holes where the needle went in but the thread did not) . This made the workmanship very poor and I would have thrown it away but it was my "10-10" quilt. Made from clothes that I wore for 10-20 years as I gained and lost 10-20 pounds.
I mentioned it and the shop said that the auto sensor was not turned on.
A couple of months later I tried again. Again I would have thrown the results away ... the stitching was soooo bad. Skipped stitches, uneven stitches, tension wadding, breaking needles.
The owner promised me that he would make me happy and after two 8 hour days sewing at the shop he replaced it with his demo.
At first it looked good but alass this did not last.
All of the above happened again. Plus the "bobbin amost empy" warning did not show up and the machine continued to run.
When the thread broke the machine just kept on running.
When the needle breaks the machine does not even slow down.
I am going in tomorrow and see what happens. I can not sew with this machine. It does not always do it and I can not find a pattern to the madness. I bought it to quilt the many quilt tops that I have and I would not even try it now. Two "Trouble" quilts are enough.
If I have to use a straight stitch I can use my 30 year old Brothers machine, so far it sews great!