Originally Posted by
toverly
When will they make a simple machine with a bigger throat? It shouldn't have to be an expensive machine just bigger. All I want is a large throat for FM quilting and a straight stitch. Doesn't have to be super fast, electronic, or super heavy duty. Old Singers seem to have huge throats, so I know they started out that way. Why pay big bucks for a commercial machine? Anyone else feel this way?
Jenny Doan msqc was hawking the babylock "Jane" (get it plain jane). It sews fast: Sensible and straight-forward Jane is a straight stitch machine with a speed of 1,500 stitches per minute. Throat is 9 inches. Not huge but bigger than many. I dont know how much it costs. I have all the bells and whistles
and love everyone. Viking and bernina also make "quilting" machines: Viking Sapphire 9.5 and Bernina - but throat isn't huge and it's 5K. I think Brother has a quilting machine for a reasonable price, but not sure how well it holds up.