Advice Please? New machine needed
 

Hello ladies! It has been too long since I've been here, so long I forgot my info and had to create a new account! Never again will I wait so long.

My old, cheap Brother machine died on me in the middle of a project and I am looking to get a new one since both my interest in quilting and my sewing in genereal have picked up. Unfortunately I only have about $200 to spend on a machine. I also have all, I mean all, the Brother feet due to a very generous lady from this quilting board, so I'd like to stick with Brother if I can. I've heard that the CS6000i is a decent low end quilting machine. Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

I've seen quite a few quilt board members make positive comments about this machine, and the Amazon reviews of it are good also:
http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Featur...dp/B000JQM1DE/

Just so you know, the brother feet are interchangeable with Babylock. Just in case that widens your buying options.

Do you have a Costco card? They have a Brother Sewing/Quilting machine for $169.00. It comes with the detachable table - and I am not sure what all else - for some reason it keeps kicking me out. But then I was not signed in at the time.

Ok after my problems with my old Brother and reading up on problems with the CS6000i, I think I may want to look at different brands. I had horrible tension issues even with high quality thread and the correct bobbins. I had really bad bunching of the top thread on the back side. Expensive when you're using high quality thread as it's a problem that's not always noticable right away. Anyway, that my new insight.

Brothers have great machines...I have the RX65 for many years now and its still alive....Just came back from service.....and it was so cheap..... Good luck !!

ania755- Did you put in the right model? I haven't been able to find a brother RX65 to look at.

I purchased a CS6000i Brother about 4 years ago and have used it at least twice a week since. I loved this sewing machine so much and was afraid that it would not last as long as I wanted it to so I just ordered another one from Amazon for $144. I just love that it has an extension table and a walking foot included with the machine. I just can't sing enough praises about it. I sure hope the new one coming will be just as reliable.

You should not be having that kind of issue with brothers I have used low end brothers for over 2 decades and never had tension issues on any of mine.

Thanks for all your help ladies. If there's anyone else out there who uses/has used a CS6000i who might have some input?