I'm hoping you guys can help me, I'm getting back into sewing after a couple of decades away and need a new machine. At lunch today I heard about a Pfaff Creative 2140 that someone was selling in my area for what sounded to me like a pretty good deal compared to the prices I'd seen at my local shop on Pfaff and what's on eBay. Supposedly the machine was never used and has everything it originally came with, and I checked Pfaff's website and it looks like I can still download the software and manual. So all that seems good, but I just don't know much about the machine and whether it would be a good choice (and could find out much about that model online).
A little background about me & my sewing: I tend to use a bunch of different materials including multiple layers of heavier fabric; before I used to make a good bit of clothing, toys, baby items and home decor, but like I mentioned above that was a couple decades ago before life intervened. I've only ever used the old style of machines, nothing computerized, and haven't used an embroidery machine before but always wanted to. I'm fairly good with directions and most electronics and can run computerized databases so unless something is really screwy, I can usually figure out how to work or fix most things. That said, if this machine was designed by the equivalent of five year olds on a sugar high and things don't follow any kind of reason, common sense, or rules, I'd hate to have to consult a manual every time I sat down and tried to do something...
So I'm hoping you guys can help me out and tell me both if this machine lives up to Pfaff's overall reputation as a quality manufacture and whether or not it is just to fussy or outdated to be a reasonable machine for me to jump back in with. Thanks in advance for your help
