Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
What are you waiting for? Retire it to the closet and go get a fun machine, you or the machine are not getting any younger.
I really think that this is a good idea. The truth is, I was doing the same thing, but the problem is, machines really do last a long time. If you have the money, go ahead and get a new one--a nice one. I wish I had gotten a nicer one a long, long time ago. It makes sewing much more fun and opens up all kinds of possibilities for you--if only in your mind. I only wish I had gotten mine a few years earlier (got a Janome 2 years ago--am 49 now). Spring for it, if you have the money--you really won't be sorry!