Need help choosing a machine
Hi everyone.
My girlfriend is an avid quilter and she's been using a rudimentary Brother mechanical sewing machine that was owned by her grandmother. She occasionally uses her mother's newer Singer Confidence Quilter machine and seems to like it much more.
We recently bought a house together and I want to buy her a new sewing machine as a housewarming present and a "thank you" for all the things she's done for me over the past year. I can't take her to the store and have her try different machines out because she would definitely yell at me for even considering buying her a new machine (even though I know she wants one…she’s the practical type). Through internet research, I’ve been considering a Singer Quantum or a Husqvarna/Viking Opal 650 (I would love to get her the H/V Sapphire with the sale going on this month, but it’s just out of my price range).
I'm completely ignorant about the realm of sewing, so any insight/advice, or other suggestions to consider, would be greatly appreciated.