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They are certainly not an impulse buy, for sure. I would love one but I want a really good one with all the bells and whistles. The only way to justify it would be to get the one that has a payment plan or do it as a business and quilt for others. I have weighed my too most valuable assets....time versus money. Do I want to spend all my time quilting for others to pay off a machine? Nope, I'll send out my really large quilts to a long armer and do the smaller ones on my domestic sewing machine. Now if I win the lottery?....that's a whole different story!
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If you go with a top of the line Gamill and the statler stitcher and all the avaiable options you can be at about $32,000.00
I looked into getting one about 6 years ago , and then quickly figured out that I could send MANY MANY quilts out to pros... who already have the learning curve under their belt , and spend as much time quilting if not more than I do piecing. If I won the lottery.. doubt I would get one as the cost to send it out to the pros would be a non-issue. But would I end up with a fabric store as my stash... probably. |
Yes Jeanne... it's true. I was looking just a few days ago and my chin still hurts from the drop.
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Expensive yea! But I'd rather have mine than a new car!
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Depends on the car and the longarm. I settled for a used mid-arm and it makes me happy. I couldn't have gotten a car that made me as happy as my new Mustang for what I paid for my mid-arm. But....that was a once in a lifetime purchase (the car). I intend to upgrade the quilting machine.
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Isn't it like everything??
... there's Porsche LAs and Hyundai LA's? (or whatever are the going luxury/economy comparisons) |
Depending on the bells and whistles, I've seen prices ranging from $7,000 to $20,000.
However, that doesn't only pertain to long-arm machines. When I bought my Bernina 440 QE, I paid $3,000 (on sale) for it and that was without the embroidery unit, which would have cost me an additional $1,000. The car I was driving at the time also cost me $3,000. Elizabeth |
top of the line Statler Stitcher goes for 30,000.
I just looked at a post on this same page that said Statler is 32,000, they may have gone up since I last looked. LOL I am happy with my purchased used HQ16 with no stitch regulator. At least I could afford it. |
yes that is why I have the sit down sweet sixteen and can quilt all sizes of quiltls It was $3500 with the table!
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Originally Posted by patski
(Post 5085197)
yes that is why I have the sit down sweet sixteen and can quilt all sizes of quiltls It was $3500 with the table!
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