lalaland

I have too many machines as well, but my backup/classroom machine is a Janome Platinum. My primary machine just got too darn heavy for me to take to classes and I would have been lost without the Janome when I took my primary machine in for servicing. Not having a machine to sew on for a few days - OMG, perish the thought!!

Hosta

I own seven machine mostly for different things

leatheflea

I have 6 and a serger. But if I start a project on one I like to fininsh the project on the same machine is that not wierd?

liminanc

Wow, I have one, a Kenmore about 8 yrs old, I have never had a problem with. I feel like I need to play catch-up lol. But I have no room for more.

SuziC

I have 3 sewing machines and 2 sergers. You always need a back-up. That's what i keep telling myself :lol:

tmg

I have seven machines.

lvaughan

Well, after thinking about it I have several also. I have a singer that I somehow broke trying to clean, it made beautiful stitches. I then got a Bernina 230 PE, then a Bernina 730, that I sold, then a Janome 350e, then another Janome (like the Hello Kitty), then the biggest one of all, an ABM Innova 18". My sister gave me an old Montgomery Ward that I haven't done anything with so far. After I write it down I start to sound like a collector, didn't realize I had this many machines since some are hid from sight. :lol:

tdgiffin

I have 5.

QBeth

Let's see.... a Sapphire, Babylock, Pfaff, Singer, and a recently purchased Pfaff Serger. All accumulated over the past 40 years. Oops, almost forgot my Singer hand-crank (1920's machine) that I take with me when my other goes to car shows. :-)

I bought the Sapphire 870 two years ago and use it for quilting (it has a larger throat space). The Babylock (15+ years) is great for for piecing. The little Pfaff Hobby (20+ yrs) travels for classes. And, my "portable" Singer (1950's vintage) is idle, at the moment, but I can't part with it -- it was the first machine I bought, in high school (many many years ago!).

I find it hard to part with my machines because you don't get a good trade-in price, usually. Gave another Babylock to a family member -- that was a happy thing to do.

QultingaddictUK

My first machine was an expensive Elna Quilters Pro 7200
Then I found this lovely Singer Capri in a sewing shop and bought it for pennies, it is my favourite machine especially for freemotion:

I have a1939 Singer hand crank in pristine condition, rescued from a junk shop and an old Frister Rossmann cub 4 for use in my Patchwork classes.

And I will most likely end up with more as I can's resist the older machines :oops: