Originally Posted by
helenhiwater
I have been frantically trying to finish some plush ponies for Christmas and accidently ran over too many pins with my Husquevarna AGAIN and threw it out of alignment AGAIN. ... Does any one have any suggestions for a reasonably priced machine that is still reliable? I don't care about any fancy embroidry features.
I don't have a suggestion about a machine - except maybe for an older 301A. I have one and it works beautifully.
My suggestion regarding sewing over pins is to sew very slowly. I've found that putting the machine on the slowest speed helps with hitting the pins. That, and I also pin my fabric pieces parallel to the seam allowance instead of across it.