I am just getting started never done anything before and I am wanting to buy a machine not spending a LOT of money do to appliques for my kids. I have been ordering offline and spending a lot of money out those outfits and want to be able to do my own but am totally clueless as to what machines do it and what to order. Those that you can download the applique off the internet to sew on shirt...i am clueless at this so HELP:)

I hav a singer that does do that but it was almost a $1000.0 welcome from michigan

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Welcome!

Are you talking about applique (sewing pieces of fabric together so they look like a butterfly, and then sewing the whole thing onto a shirt)
or
embroidery (having a machine stitch the entire butterfly for you, either directly on a pair of jeans or a separate piece of fabric)?

The ones you can buy the deisgn offline the appliques and then put them out a outfit? Like this....

Hello and welcome from Minnesota!

Welcome to the board from MO. It sounds like you want embroidered appliques that you can sew on to dresses, etc..

If you have a emb machine, like the Janome 300 or 350, you can create your own appliques. You can get a 300 for much less than a $1,000, if you look around.

Lanny

Welcome to the board from MO. It sounds like you want embroidered appliques that you can sew on to dresses, etc..

If you have a emb machine, like the Janome 300 or 350, you can create your own appliques. You can get a 300 for much less than a $1,000, if you look around.

Lanny

Welcome from Ireland

Welcome from Western Australia! Most machines will have zig zag and other stitches for applique - doesn't have to be real fancy and doesn't have to be real expensive. Have a look around, and try out a few demo models to find one that you are comfortable with. You could also try looking at second hand machines, if they are in good condition you can get some real bargains. Make sure you try them out though.