I finally got an updated sewing machine after all these years!
#22
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 10,590
Congratulations! Once you learn the ins and outs of your new baby you will be kicking yourself for waiting so long to get yourself a nice machine! Your post brought back memories of when I finally upgraded from my circa 1977 JC Penney machine (no idea who manufactured it) to my Bernina (I think I got it around 2000 or 2001). I was amazed at how much nicer my sewing experience was and my skills increased. I wondered why I waited so long.
#23
My "back-up" machine is an Elna 7200. I've had it for several years and I still love it. It's much less finicky than my Bernina 820 and I often use it when I'm using thread the Bernina doesn't like. It has a good sized harp for quilting bed-size quilts and the alphabet letters are much prettier than the Bernina's. I use it to make all my labels. I recently purchased a light-weight Janome to take to classes and all the attachments are interchangeable with the Elna.
#27
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Jozefow, Poland
Posts: 4,474
Yes, I am happy for you and I also understand the need to post here. We are all very, very happy for you. A good machine "makes all the difference in the world" as to your enjoyment and capabilities. If nothing else, it makes you excited to get in front of it and try different things!
When I got my first "higher end" machine in 2010, I joined this board and then discovered all the quilters blogs, etc. Wow. It's been a wild ride since then.
When I got my first "higher end" machine in 2010, I joined this board and then discovered all the quilters blogs, etc. Wow. It's been a wild ride since then.
#30
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tippy-top of a ridge in WV
Posts: 6,355
Well, Bless Your Heart! I am so happy for you, I can feel your joy and anticipation. My first really good machine was an Elna I bought in 1964, first free-arm I had ever seen. I still have that great machine and on occasion, if I have a tough sewing job to do, like four layers of upholstery fabric and one of latch hook canvas, out comes the trusty Elna to do the job. PS, I had to get a bank loan to buy that machine.
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