Anna O

I've had many Pfaff's and love them all!

mighty

Have to stick up for my vikings. Have 6 and I really love them. I bought my first one 15 years ago and have purchased the rest over the years. Only had one in the shop once in all these years. I would never part with any of them. Lots of good machines out their but I will stick with my vikings. I own the plus1, designer1, designer diamond, mega quilter, mega quilter18x8, and serger. Good luck on your quest and happy sewing.

AliKat

I have Pfaff's and love them. Some friends have Vikings ... etc, etc, etc.

Don't put the machines down til you try them.

More important is to define your budget, your wants vs needs, and then service and learning assistance locally available, and of course, which machine do you bond with. If you don't bond with a machine you won't enjoy using it.

ali

patski

I have 2 vikings, one is the lowest priced the other high end that does embroidery, both are 5 years old and the only time they haven't been home has been the once a year clean up and lube! They are wonderful machines

feffertim

Ihave a Janome 6600 and a Viking Sapphire. Both are wonderful machines and I would recommend either. You can shop around and get good prices on ebay.

Arleners

I have had a Bernina 440 QE for a number of years. It is a good machine, but did not have any of the bells and whistles that are on the market today. Last year I bought a Brother Innovia (Laura Ashley Edition) I am in love. It has all the features I wanted. Thread cutter, wide stitching, multi directional stitching, etc. Any problems I have had were operator generated as I have learned the tricks of the machine. I worked at a quilt store that sold Bernina's. Then the owner wanted to expand and took in Babylocks. It turned out, most of the employees would gravitate to the Babylocks when we were sewing projects. Brother manufactures the Babylock machines so if you like Babylock you will like Brother.

newbee3

I would never say to stay away from viking I have two and love them. I think any machine you can have trouble with just like cars. Try them out get the one you like do not go by what others say. Make up your own mind and you will be much happier.

JaneH

After reading this thread, my head is spinning!!! So many "best" machines! It just goes to show that there are actually a whole LOT of good machines out there.... and like computers, no matter what you choose, you'll always then see another that is just a little better, has just a few more bells and whistles, is just that much better bargain, and on and on it goes. Probably the best route is to pick one that meets your needs at the moment, buy it, and live with it.

I just bought a Brother Innovis 600, and a lot of people turn their noses up at Brother machines. But I love it and it does everything I need, so there you go.....

Good luck!

Buckeye Rose

I love my Janome 6600.....bought her used and got a great deal....she has all the bells and whistles that I need, but I think the accufeed system (built in walking foot) and the thread cutter were the selling points for me!

athomenow

I also have Vikings and over the past twenty years that I've owned them I've never had a major repair. I did have to replace the motherboard in the #1Plus but that was because lightning surge got it. I love them and will buy another one. I will make sure it's made in Sweden and not China. That's why Singers are not good any more, they are all made in China.