The built-in walking foot is great...just remember to engage it...ask me how I know :P

My 2124 is in the shop right now waiting for a computer part. The part is $219 and the labor will be around $75. I've had the machine 4 years. I bought it new. I've made several quilts on it and done clothes and mending, so it has been working hard. My old Bernina 830 I've had for almost 38 years and it has millions of miles on it and in that time frame been in the shop 3 times for cleaning and 2 times for timing. It's the one I'm using right now to finish a quilt while waiting for the Pfaff.

I won't ever have one because no money, but it sounds wonderful. God bless. Penny

Hi all you Pfaff owners. I learned to sew many many years ago on my Mom's Pfaff, I was in the third grade when I started and I'm retired now. Most of the time I've sewn on a Bernina 830, but last year bought a Pfaff CV 5.5 What a wonderful machine! I'm still learning to use it, but I love it so much I can hardly pass the machine without stopping to sew. This Pfaff sews like a dream! Is there a CV forum site? or someplace else you've been to that a new Pfaff owner should know about?

I have a pfaff 1472 that I love. I love the builting walking foot and wouldn't get rid of it for anything. I have never had any problems and when I had it cleaned after several years, the gentleman that worked on it offer to buy it for almost what I gave for it. He said it was one of the best machine made. I also have 15 other machines like 7 feather weights, a Bernina etc. But, the feather wights and Pfaff are my favorite

15 Machines - WOW! Are you a collector? Now that I have a featherweight and because I love them so much, I am also looking into getting another one - even if it means just looking at it. I am going to get my Pfaff this weekend.

I have 3 Pfaffs and until I got the Performance 2058 last year, I would have yelled from the roof tops to get a Pfaff, but this beastie is very temperamental. She likes to chew up thin fabric (for which I could buy a straight stitch cover plate). The lighting is really poor and the other thing that drives me batty is the annoying low bobbin indicator.

That said, I just tested a Singer Quantum L-500 (which is a mix between the Babylock Quest Plus and the Janome 6600) and it is a noisy clunker. Compared to that, the Pfaff humms. Smooth sailing.

If you got the money and want a Pfaff, I would recommend looking at the Expressions line which has the large throat opening. Identify the features that are important to you and test drive it.

To get what I really want, the Expression line, costs more money than I have right now. Tried one at my LQS and fell in love. I am going to buy the Pfaff from my friend and then upgrade it when I have more money.

I have 3 PFaff's-7550, 1222E, 1222-1-Viking, 1-Brother, 1-Feather Weight. I started with Singer Touch & Sew but for quilting there isn't a better machine for me than the Pfaff. Moosegirl

I have had a Pfaff for about 10 years and would never use anything else! I love the built in walking foot for one thing. It has been an extremely reliable machine! I guess it's all in what you get used to.