New to quilting (excited but overwhelmed!)
Hi! I'm brand new, chicagoland area. I'm a couple months in and realizing that I'm really liking quilting. I've been trying to do some research over the past couple weeks on how I can set myself up to be more efficient with better tools/machine but it's pretty overwhelming and there's so many opinions that I can't tell what's what.
I recently bought a second hand Singer from the 80s and while it's been fun so far, it struggles to sew through multiple layers. I'm trying to create a list of solid machines that would be great to purchase second hand if they become available, but there's just too many models/makes out there to come up with a list of 20-30 that seem to be recommended across the board. I'm emotionally invested in this hobby, but not quite ready to drop $1500+ on a machine just yet.
I'd also appreciate any tips/suggestions on tools to make prepping more efficient too. I have a rotary cutter, cutting mat and a Fiskars ruler so far.