Cheap machine for class recommendations?
I'm considering joining a group that meets to sew together weekly. I don't want to have to pack up my Janome each week, and the other machines I have are in cabinets and not portable.
So I'm looking for something around $100.00 that is lightweight but durable. So far on-line I've found a Brother XL2600i ($85.00) and a Janome 2206 ($119.00). I'm a Janome fan but this model does not have the drop in bobbin, and since it will be a piecing machine, not FMQ, the convenience of a drop in bobbin is swaying me towards the Brother. Does anyone have an other ideas? I really don't want to spend much for this. And as much as I'd like a Featherweight, at $300+, that is out of my range. Whatever I buy will be on-line since I'm 70+ miles from anywhere other than Walmart that sells machines.