Best "work horse - no frills sewing machine"???
#31
I am curious also as to what problems you are having with your featherweights.I never have any major problems with mine.Maybe a thread caught sometimes,but never anything that requires a trip to the shop. Just curious.
#33
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Originally Posted by quilts4charity
If you just want straight stitch, I love my Juki TL98Q. Has the cutter,knee lift and needle down. I can't tell you how many quilts this baby has made and I drag it to Kansas for quilt retreat. She's a real workhorse, does great free motion and has the 9" throat so a little more room. I think they have a newer model now, but I think this one will last me a LOT longer, so I'll just keep her!
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Love my Vikings - have an old 100 with metal parts and a newer Rose (still more than 10 years old) with a few more decorative stitches AND needle-down (essential for me now). Get what you can get service for fast and locally.
#37
Originally Posted by quilts4charity
If you just want straight stitch, I love my Juki TL98Q. Has the cutter,knee lift and needle down. I can't tell you how many quilts this baby has made and I drag it to Kansas for quilt retreat. She's a real workhorse, does great free motion and has the 9" throat so a little more room. I think they have a newer model now, but I think this one will last me a LOT longer, so I'll just keep her!
#39
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: MD
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Check out the Janomes. I have a 6500 that I love but it has lots of bells and whistles. I'm sure they make a plainer machine that would be what you're looking for. They seem to be well made and cost less then the Bernina, Pfaff etc.
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