Ok Quilters...what is your dream machine that you use???
#121
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Location: Round Rock,Texas
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Originally Posted by butterflyquilter
What exactly is a featherweight? Is it an old singer or can you buy them new?
Never mind--I just researched them and answered my own dumb question!!!
Never mind--I just researched them and answered my own dumb question!!!
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#122
Originally Posted by butterflyquilter
We can afford it and he NEVER buys gifts for any occasion. He really does not want me to quilt.
#124
I have 3 machines--an Elna Supermatic, a Bernina 164QE and a 1950's Featherweight. I love all of my machines. The Bernina is the one I use the most. I travel with the FW and use the Elna for buttonholes.....pretty, pretty buttonholes.
#125
I have a Janome 11000 and it is sure a cadillac for embroidering and sewing. My DH always said you get what you pay for and my oh my he is right. My other dream machine would be a long-arm (if I had a place to put it)...LOL. I hope your hubby was not serious - a sewing machine is NOT a luxury - it provides many a gift and keeps us ladies sane. Good luck!
#126
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: My Sewing Room
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I have a picture on my sewing room wall that says "Quilting: Cheaper than Therapy"
Sewing machines are not luxuries. They are necessary tools in a home. My current favorite for piecing is a Singer 301, found at a garage sale, complete in cabinet, for $20.
Tell him its therapy for you and makes you happy.[/quote]
Sewing machines are not luxuries. They are necessary tools in a home. My current favorite for piecing is a Singer 301, found at a garage sale, complete in cabinet, for $20.
Originally Posted by purplefiend
[quote butterflyquilter]We can afford it and he NEVER buys gifts for any occasion. He really does not want me to quilt.
#127
Right now I have two machines I sew on, the new Bernina 830 and the Bernina Artista 220. One end of the spectrum to the other but the 220 is just right to take to classes and just do regular sewing while I have the 830 busy embroidering. I am very content with the two of them.
#129
I have an Elna SU that I've had since 1973. that's my only machine. I would like to buy something newer but get lost when I start looking. Quilting or embroidery. I would love to do both, probably more quilting than embroidery but really confused when it comes down to brands. As a kid I learned on a Kenmore which I wish I still owned. Why I bought an Elna in 1973 I don't remember except a lady I use to babysit for had bought one and we always talked sewing. Listening to all of what everyone has to say makes me even more crazier on deciding.
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