Originally Posted by blondeslave
"Having "name brand" sewing machine vs. a less expensive, though not necessarily inferior one.
I posted about my Brother PQ1500 machine, had a couple of replies about being somewhat embarrassed to use Brother machines....I have seen that some at my lqs, too...I'm sorry, but I don't see any problems with it.. I think we are all just trying to enjoy our hobbies, and the "brand name" of the machine shouldn't enter into it..."
My humble Kenmore and I have felt this pain too. It was a huge upgrade for me from a straight stich only machine and all I could afford. Kicked my friend's Pfaff's machine butt when we were collaborating on a rag quilt.
That's because your humble Kenmore is made by Janome.
I think that when people ask honest questions they should get answers and not get slammed. I know people out there that would be happy to have any sewing machine and are happy to learn whatever techniques someone is willing to teach them. I do have preference in fabric and thread, based on how they feel to me and how they work in my machines, but I'm not going to tell any one else what they should use.
One topic I've seen here that people seem to think is controversial, or they don't think is quilting, is when it comes to finishing older quilt tops, they ignore the idea of tying, when the pictures of the tops they want to finish are almost the same as old ones that I have that were finished that way. Lots of older quilts were pieced and then tied. They were meant to be used, they weren't all finished by hand quilting. I know a lot were done that way, but there were many that were not.