I have the Janome 6600 and I do love it but I did have to buy the FMQ foot and bobbin to stop the feathering on the back when I FMQ. But I would say go with your heart. We all love our machines :wink: what ever they are. It is just a matter of what feels right to you. Merry Christmas!!!
LOL Punksmom

I have had several berninas, my old 830 that I just gave my daughter in Colo. I have an old 930 from many years ago pd $1300 for it , I have been offered $1000 for it at the dealers, bought a 440 last year, but went to our local quilt show this year, fell in love with the new 830, traded it in for full purchase price for the new one , I love the push button for everything , no need for a foot pedal if you do not want to use it, best of all is the large space under the arm for quilting , I made a shopping bag yesterday sewed through several layers of material , no problem, yes it was pricey but the computer is guaranteed for 5 years and the rest for 25, OK that will make me 100 when the warranty is up,so by then I won't even care , just went on a quilting cruise, they had Babylocks and Brothers, both were wonderful machines, to use , also pricey but if I had not had the bernina I would have considered the babylock, the babylock had a bunch of hoops and attachments that came with it ,My berninas have never been in the shop for anything , I clean the bobbin area every time I change the bobbin thread, take off the plate and clean under it too with Q tips and a drop of oil in places.

I'm sure you could still get them from the manufacturer

Pfaff was bought out by Singer who also bought Viking.

A friend of mine is a Pfaff dealer. Pfaff and Viking are owned by the same company but are run as two seperate divisions. Singer is not involved.

I am a Bernina person and have been for probably 45 years. Everything they do it is top of the line. Now, I will say as much as I love them, I would never ever pay $12,000 for the newest machines. There are a bunch of slightly used machines you can find at Bernina dealers where people have traded their's in for the new ones. I take good care of mine and never have any trouble. Any machine that will make tiny buttonholes in nylon tricot (nightgown) even without an underlining is my kind of baby.

Peg-TX

I have 3 Viking's and love them all. Have never had one of them in for repairs ever! They are work horses. In the end it is important to get what feels the best to you. My MIL had Elna's and Phaff's. In the end she finally bought all Vikings!