Speaking of s/m trouble.....
I have a BL ellure plus, about 4 yrs old, among an older Viking, same age brother and singer. I was using the BL the other day to put on a blanket stitch on the edges of an Easter bunny (fused w/ lite weight fusible). It was going fine, then it suddenly decided it didn't want to do that so every 6/7 stitches it would do a zigzag sort of stitch...I watched and it made the first part of the "swing" but didn't complete it in the same place...feed dogs seemed to move it a smidge and it looks like a V. Ok, checked out for lint, thread, anything....no! Did it on another piece of cloth..same thing....btw, new needle before started.......turned on Viking....no problem, that thing does anything I ask of it! Finished project. Will take this "thing" in to dealer when I'm planning a "road trip" in that direction...or I may just put it on the middle of a road and watch an 18 wheeler do its thing.
This had not been a good investment! Think,I'll check out the Viking dealer at JAF.........or are they all the same.....POJ