Originally Posted by TonnieLoree
I love my HQ/V. It's not the Sapphire though. It is the Platinum; Quilters edition. Why no pressure foot to lift? Does it have a knee lever? If it does, you will not want to go back to a manual lift, ever again. :-)
I have the Viking Platinum as well - not a Quilter's Edition though. Wouldn't trade it for anything. My friend also just bought a new Viking - sorry can't remember the model. When you touche the foot pedal the presser foot drops automatically and when you stop sewing it automatically raises. It's a little freaky to me as well but I'm sure I'd get used to it. If this is what yours does and it bothers you maybe there is a setting to turn that feature on/off???