I just purchased a Baby Lock Crescendo yesterday and this will be my main machine. I now need to get rid of some of my other machines. I have Sapphire 875 and a Bernina Activa 130 that I'm going to sell on CL. I have some vintage machines also that I will list. I do need to downsize.

Now THAT rocks!!!

About 12 yrs. ago I bought a Baby Lock Esante which had been reconditioned. It was awesome, but at that time I wasn't sewing much and the quilt bug hadn't hit me yet. It was a heavy machine, too. So, about 5 yrs. ago I sold it to a friend and bought a Janome which fit my needs fine. But, I missed my Baby Lock, its smoothness. Now that I'm doing more sewing than ever I bought a Bernina 350PE. I didn't go to the Baby Lock dealer in a fabric store b/c their service dept. was lacking and another alternative to Baby L. service was about 30 miles away. I can imagine how much you love your new machine!!!! I loved my Esante when I had it, and congratulations on a wonderful purchase! Angela

I forgot to mention I have a Featherweight which I use for our quilting bee, and a couple of Singer 301s

I have a Singer 401A I have had for 57 years that is still my go to machine. I have a Brother SQ 9000 that i like a lot but still like to work with the 401A the best.

I have a Baby Lock Crescendo and so far have not found anything I don't like doing on it so have packed my other machines away for now. It is great for piecing - very accurate 1/4" seam and my favorite is free motion quilting on it. The fabric just glides along and the stitches are perfect. Love it! The only thing is the machine is way too heavy to bring to class so will use one of my other machines for that. :)

I have 3 Babylocks - Elizabeth, Ellura and Ellisimo Gold. I love the Ellisimo and I haven't learned all it can do yet!
It might even make my coffed in the morning if I can figure out how to program it. haha

Wow, how can I choose my favorite? They are ALL my favorites for different reasons. I have three FW's which I use a lot, an older Rocketeer for all those great cam stitches, my mom's old Kenmore, two Brothers and my beautiful, new Brother Serger. Life is good in my quilting studio!

I have a Babylock Ellissimo Gold II and a Babylock Inspiration Serger. Love them both.
Jo Ann

I bought a Pfaff 2120 over 10 yrs ago and that is MY go-to machine. Heavy like the old machines. Husband sews on a Baby Lock Elegante---I use it for button holes--can't beat it! Take my featherweight to friends house for sewing.

I use a Janome 8200. I use it for the large throat, and operation buttons are up front.

I have a Pfaff 7530. Love the IDT. Use it for everything! Also have a Kenmore.

Jeanann, I love your new word.

I have the Janome 8900; love is a strong term. think it is just I don't have time to learn to use all the features.

Like a lot of you, I use an old Singer. Mine is an early 1960s Singer 500 Slant-o-matic, nicknamed the Rocketeer. About six months after I got it, I started thinking the same as RugosaB did.

I got all of mine by watching Craigslist. I now have four 500s and one 503. I bought each one because the seller said, "It doesn't work." But when I would get them home, I found that they'd either have a fist-sized lint ball under the bobbin or it was as dry as the Sahara. I'd clean them up, then oil and grease them, and they'd run like a champ. I kept buying them because I was looking for one that didn't work. Finally, my daughter pointed out that I didn't need a parts machine any longer because if the first did break, I had three others waiting to take its place.

Whenever someone is snide enough to suggest I should buy a "new, good" machine, I point out that A) this machine was top of the line when it was built, B) since it's all metal inside, if I treat it well, it'll last longer than me, and C) as it says on the owner's manual, "The Greatest Sewing Machine Ever Built!"

I also have an old-style buttonholer and monogrammer to go with it. It takes all the abuse I throw at it and keeps on sewing. What more could I want?

Tate

I ---love all of my machines--each for different reasons---Viking 500 and Mega Quilter, Featherweight, 2 Sears Kenmore--one with cams, one without, and my sisters Singer with tons of decorative stitches. I also own a Brother serger and a White embroidery machine.
I also own 4 kids sewing machines--1 Kenmore, 1 singer and 2 off brand, but I do not use those.

I have a Babylock Destiny and I love it.

I have a Bernina, Brother and Elna. All are fine for me as I am usually just doing a straight stitch, in various lengths, with a 1/4 inch foot!

I have a Juki F600 and a Brother 330 (I think that's the #). The Brother I had for years and now sits in a box. The Juki is, for me, my dream machine.

I use a Brother. It was moderately priced. I imagine it will give out in a few years and I will replace it. I have not yet got into spending big bucks on my daily sewing machine. I have 2 Featherweights which are fun to play on but they wear me out if I try to use them for serious sewing. I bet the Baby lock is awesome.

My signature tells my story. 😱

sandy

I love my Laura Ashley, NX-2000 by Brother! I started quilting with a small, lightweight machine HS-2000 which is a great machine & I put some fabric through that baby, but I like doing the FMQ, so I wanted a bigger machine. I researched all brands for over a year & for the money got the NX! I have had it for 2 yrs now & I still adore it!! It has a needle threader (that works), a thread cutter, it came with an extension table, 17 feet (including the darning foot for FMQ & the walking foot) and I can make bobbins while still sewing if I want. Plus it came with 460 stitches & can be programmed with more! It's fantastic!!!

I started with a Singer, it's about 30yrs old, has lots of fancy stitches. About 5 yrs ago I decided to get into real quilting, you know, HST and flying gueese(yuck) lots of civil war quilts so I found a machine at Sears that someone marked wrong so I got it half price, it's a Kenmore made by Janome. Sews great. about 4 yrs ago I got the Viking Ruby and then 1 yr later I traded it in for the Diamond Deluxe. I did not pay full price for any of these machines, they were listed as slightly used so I got the warranty, cases, etc. I love my diamond deluxe, my kenmore Im giving to my daughter and my singer to my daughter in law. I also bought the TOL serger (ovation) this yr and so far have had classes on making 2 jackets, table runner, place mats, quilts. Right now I'm making a fleece log cabin full size blanket. It works great, my friend thought I was crazy because she had tried to make on on her sewing machine and it was a mess. You should of seen her face when she saw mine. I do have another serger, 2nd to TOL, I bought it right before I went to the serger class for Brother and fell in love. Knowing that I could sell my viking for what I paid for it, I got my Brother. I just have to advertise it, its still in box and never registered so should have full warranty. It is a great machine but the air threading was great but what got me really hooked on my brother was the wave stitch, It's great and only Brother has it.

I started collecting post WWII Japanese made sewing machines (generally sixties) before I ever sewed a stitch. I just liked the look and found them fun to tinker with and get running.

I move between 4 of my 6 machines, depending on what I'm doing. I use my Kenmore Trispan 158.880 for piecing, my Kenmore 158.850 for FMQ (attempts only) and just bought a walking foot for it. My 3rd Kenmore is a lavendar 158.540. They all take cams which is pretty neat. I would love to find the monogrammer that goes with one of more of them.

I don't really have the space to open it up (all my Kenmores are in cabinets) as much as I'd like and it works off a knee pedal that needs to be rewired so to use it I have to grab the floor pedal from my 85. I occupy a corner of the kitchen and try to contain the mayhem. I keep my Pencrest (JC Penney's) Swing & Sew set up for zig zag and it is my most portable machine. I use my Montgomery Ward's UHT J 1964 too, as it is my only free arm and is also pretty light to move about as needed.

I need to rewire the power cord on #6, as the original looks as if rats chewed on it. The interior electrical (going to the light) cord is great and the machine looks in good shape. Everything moves as it should once I oiled and lubed it but I haven't yet been able to plug her in. It is from the same era/country of origin as the Kenmore's but is badged as an American Beauty. It is bright blue with a rose on the bed. It is supposedly a portable judging by its carrying case. Ha! It weighs over 45 lbs. Not something I'd casually lug around.

I'm afraid to try anything newer, as I love bright shiny objects and I have neither the room nor the bank account to justify another machine that has features that I would likely rarely use. The most I've ever paid is $85 and that included the mid century modern cabinet, all the cams/feet/buttonhole templates/original manual and the little sewing chair that opens up for storage. I'll save the money for more fabric! : )

I love sewing machines. They are so much fun to run. My favorite time in sewing is when I get to put the presser foot down and hit the gas. Until I joined this board, I never thought about having more than one machine. Now I have lots of different machines. I have three Singers, a 3400 XL, a 401A, and a 15 hand crank. I also have a Bernina 1530, a Brother PE770 (embroidery only) and a Juki serger. Two of these machines were given to me by friends because they needed new homes. I will never turn down a free machine.

I love my BabyLock Ellageo for embroidery something bigger than 5X7; my Brother PE770 for embroidery 5X7 an smaller, and my Babylock Sofia for sewing and as a lightweight machine to travel. I have a Janome 9000 also that is wonderful for sewing AND small embroidery as my backup machine! Fortunately I have never gotten a "bad" machine so have not gotten rid of any of them.

For years, while growing up, I used my Mom's Singer. In my mind, all Singers were like hers, old and reliable. That's why I wore out my original, I thought hey, it's a Singer, it must be good.
I'm a much better shopper now

For years I assumed all Singers were junk after using a Touch and Sew in Home Ec...

Early 70s Bernina 830. it does everything. The backup is a late 60s Elna Super, the blue one. I have a number of the green Supermatics out in the garage, waiting for something to break on my first two machines, but... might be a long wait. For awhile I had a Pfaff which I kept in a hard side suitcase in a hotel in Germany. It was 208v so I couldn't bring it home but I was doing enough travel that for two years I quilted every trip I made to Germany. The quilt on my bed was done in my hotel room in Europe. Gave the sewing machine to the fiance of one of my European friends and she is quite happy with it. Anyhow, my quilting machine is a Tin Lizzy 90 lb behemoth. I have it set up with QBot and a 10 foot frame.
tim in san jose

My Babylock Ellegante for embroidery, Janome Memorycraft for piecing, and Babylock Tiara II for quilting.

I love my Babylocks......Ellure, Elegante2, and my Crescendo. Happy as can be!

My Babylock Aria (know as Corinne) is nearing her first birthday (and her first check up). I have not had one hiccup with her and have made three King size, one Queen size, three lap quilts and numerous table runners in this first year. I have used many threads with no problems with any of them. Can hardly find any lint in the bobbin area which I really like. I guess after six Singers I have found my true love:o

Two featherweights...one to use and the other as a backup

I have a Babylock Eluded Plus, Singer 2001-20's and a Kenmore 158-850. I don't like my babylock so I use my Kenmore and Singer a lot.

I love my Pfaff! I have 2 and won't have anything else. The IDT is wonderful!