New machine
 

So my wife wanted to do something nice for me. She knew I have been drooling over this machine since it came out several years ago. She found an open box deal on one and bought it for me. It was delivered today.

We are (or were) a Pfaff house so I’m going to have a lot of adjusting to do. I got it out and set up tonight and played for a bit, but tomorrow I plan a deep dive. Wish me luck!

What a great gift! Have fun with it tomorrow.

Juki machines are great! I bought my first one last summer. Have fun!!

Lucky you. What is it about this machine that made you want it? It looks wonderful - really wide throat.

Congratulations, you will love your Juki! So many wonderful things happening for you.

What fun! Please give us reports back. I have been looking at Juki a lot over the last year for my replacement to my now dead Bernina 820, that I called Cranky Bernie... I'm probably going with a slightly lower cost straight stitch only option, but my friend has been suggesting I might just be happier with spending more money and has been suggesting your new option. Ha! You'd think she knew me better after 40 years!! I'm really divided because straight stitch is what I do 99% of the time, and now that I do have long arm capability do I really want the serpentine stitch that much??

Congratulations! Enjoy your beautiful machine.

Ooh, have fun playing with your new toy.

Enjoy getting to know your new machine. Nothing like a new machine and bonus new sewing space to boost your mojo.. you'll never want to leave your new space. ☺️

Have fun with it. I love my Juki

New home ... New sewing room ... New machine!!
Amazing Wife! Amazing Life!
... and we already know, an amazing daughter, too!

Does your wife or daughter sew too?

Happy Playing with your new machine, this weekend. :)

Hi Darren!
I love love love my Juki. No fuss, no problems. A joy to sew on. Happy for you!

I hope you plan on keeping your wife! She sounds wonderful!

I love Juki machines, used to sew on an industrial machine when I was working. My husband gifted me a Juki TI200 Qi for Christmas a couple of years ago. I love it.

Oh how nice of your wife to buy you one! Lucky man !
While I love my Janome machines, (one of them is in time-out right now), I don't have the serpentine stitch on either of them. I'd give anything to have one for some reason. Maybe I just want another machine? Will keep the Jjuki in mind in case I give in to temptation.

Hi all -

I didn’t get to spend much time with the new toy yesterday like I planned, but I will answer a couple of questions anyway.

@loisf The machine has several features that my Pfaffs don’t have. Plus I like the Juki technology and quality. The wide throat is a nice feature. I love the option to stop with the needle down and the foot up. It came with a wide table and several feet that I’m curious to try out. It has amazing lighting. I know there are other things about it that I haven’t explored yet, but plan to over time.

@Iceblossom It sounds like one of the TL machines would be good for you. They are semi-industrial, straight stitch, and high quality. I like that they bring their industrial machine know how to the domestic market. And if you really need an occasional zig zag or decorative stitch you could find an inexpensive machine at a big box store or pick up something used.

@QuiltE My wife is the one who got me into quilting. She doesn’t do near as much anymore but I keep hoping to get her back to it. My daughter likes the idea of sewing but doesn’t really spend much time actually doing it. She did claim our Featherweight as her own though so she does have a machine. I hope she eventually gets more into it also.

@Chasing Hawk and @LGJARN52 yes my wife is a keeper! I have two perfectly nice machines and never really wanted a new one until I saw this one demo’d online. Her machine is a higher end Pfaff that has some of the same features and I can always use it if I want to. I tried to discourage her from buying this one but she insisted that I “needed” it so who am I to argue?🤣

NICE!!

I've been a Bernina "girl" for decades, but have no interest in all of the bells and whistles they have added in the last few years. Juki is one of the other brands I have been thinking of, as my Bernina is aging out.

Congratulations on your new Juki. I too am a Pfaff owner and until I got my Juki TL2010 thought I would never own another brand. When my Performance 5.0 dies I will be switching to a Juki to replace her. I have a Passport 2.0 that I bought for classes and again when it dies it will be replaced with a travel Juki. If you haven't already discovered it Juki Junkies has a Facebook page for Juki owners. You can ask questions if having trouble or offer suggestions to others. Have fun with your new machine and keep us updated.

Sounds like things are going well. 😀

WeSing ... maybe MrsWeSing had ulterior motives? Just so she could either use it ... or inherit your old one? :) After all, she is a pretty smart lady!! As for LilWeSing ... Smart Kid to claim a Featherweight as her own!! chip off the two ol' blocks perhaps? From what you have shared before, she's a pretty busy young Miss. She probably has absorbed a lot, and when she is ready, will take right off. All within due course!

One more thing, WeSing ... how do you create this .... @QuiltE ?
Please? and Thanks!!

@QuiltE yes you did it!

No, I didn't ... I cut and pasted yours over!
So that would not work if I was starting a new response.

@QuiltE
My wife actually has a higher end Pfaff than mine (which she handed down to me when she bought the new one). Maybe she will want the Juki when she uses it; time will tell. Either way we will both have nice machines. The munchkin has always loved the Featherweight and I think she’s intimidated by our machines. She does really well with it and I love seeing her sewing her 9-patches. I think she will be a quilter someday.

Start with the @ symbol and start typing the name of the user you want to tag. The board will suggest users, and you just keep typing til you see the one you want, then click it.

@QuiltE

@wesing - how did you know how to do that?

@wesing Well, isn't that just a handy dandy little thing to be able to do! :)
Thank youuuu!!

And now ... we all have ourselves a new toy! :)

@bearisgray Because he is smarter than the average Bear (hoping you will laugh at this!) 😜

@wesing I got "sew" excited about this new toy, then forgot to reply to this!
It's nice that you all have your common interest in the sewing/quilting. Though I do have to laugh at your thought that your munchkin is intimidated by the new-fangled machines! So many kids of this computer generation would just turn their nose up at that "old black thing" without all the computer glitzy stuff! What a great kid you have raised!! :)

I did - but he did not answer the question -

Patience, Grasshopper! :)

@bearisgray I can’t take credit for finding it. Someone tagged me a while back and I think I got some kind of notification (I could be mistaken about that). On Facebook you use the @ symbol to tag people so I thought I’d try it here and it worked. Did you get notified that you’d been tagged?

@QuiltE I’m definitely NOT smarter than the average bear. The older I get the more I realize this. 🤓
we have always thought it was funny that Emmaline is fascinated with computers, phones, tablets, etc but gravitated to the 1951 model sewing machine. I think it’s because it IS a machine that makes noise and moves. Our machines are full size and louder so I think she thinks the small, quiet FW is less threatening. And she was much smaller when she started sewing so the size part was more extreme.

@wesing Such a sweet story to keep in your memories!

@wesing I am currently looking for a new machine. I primarily quilt. I have a Brother PQ1500 SL, which is what I use mostly for piecing, and a Pfaff Performance 5.2 that I have never clicked with. I spend more time fighting with that machine than sewing, and FMQing has always been abysmal on that machine (my Brother straight stitch machine handles that MUCH better). I do some applique, so do need more than straight stitch. I have a longarm, but I still FMQ on my domestics at times (smaller projects). I will admit to being spoiled by 10-11" harp space because of that. I have no sewing centers closer than almost 2 hours from me (outside of Babylock, which has not interested me). I am considering the NX7, primarily because of the throat space (I think feature wise, the DX7 would probably be more than enough). My first machine was a Janome, so am familiar with their machines. I demo'd their M7 machine in a store a few years ago, was impressed. I'd love it if I could keep my purchase 2500 or less, but I seem to be looking at 3500-4000 machines! I was wondering how you like your NX7 after having it for several months now? Any issues? Anything you don't care for?

@DawnFurlong I have had the machine for a few months but haven’t done a ton of sewing with it, so keep that in mind.

I love the large throat space, the lighting, the “needle down, foot up” stop option, the extra table space, and the auto threader. These are all features my older Pfaff doesn’t have. It sews very smoothly and it quiet.

One of the reasons I was willing to look at the Juki instead of another Pfaff was that this machine has a feature very similar to Pfaff’s IDT. Now that I’ve gotten used to that feature I rely on it for accuracy. Unfortunately I have not been able to utilize that feature. But in Juki’s defense, I haven’t called the shop to see what I’m doing wrong. On my Pfaff machines the IDT works without any fiddling at all. I’m disappointed that I can’t seem to get it to work on the Juki. It may be a simple fix, so I hesitate to mention it, but I want to offer full disclosure.

Other than the IDT, I really like his machine, but it is different from my Pfaffs. I’m still learning about it and I knew that would be something to adjust to.

My wife found this machine at a dealer in middle TN as an open box deal. It was a fantastic deal, possibly because they have another model that looks like it will supersede this one. In hindsight I wish I had been able to test drive the machine for an hour or so before buying. That is a lesson learned.

I hope you find the perfect machine for your jobs.

My turn!
@wesing Super jealous of your machine's throat space. Have fun playing.

@wesing I was watching some more videos on the Juki machines. It looked like I would need to change out my feed dogs to use the straight stitch plate. I am not sure if I would like that (perhaps it is just because it is different from what I am used to). I do like the auto pivot/hover function. But I also love my knee lifts on current machines, so feel pretty proficient in using that to achieve the same thing (when doing applique). The biggest drawback for me is that there is not a Juki dealer anywhere near me, so I have no way to try out their machines. At this price point, I don't think I can do that. Which makes me sad to perhaps eliminate a machine that I might love with so many wonderful features (plus the large harp space). I think I have turned my attention to a Janome machine at this point, probably the 6700. While the nearest dealer is 1.5 hours away from me, I do have the ability to try out various machines (it will be a nice day trip!). I hope you figure out all the little tricks on your new machine and grow to love it as you do your Pfaffs! I have a Pfaff Performance 5.2 that I have never bonded with. I am tired of trying to love that machine. I just don't. :-(

I have this machine and absolutely love it! Enjoy your JUKI!