I have a Pfaff 2170 and a 2046, Viking serger, Bernina Deco 330 embroidery and an old Singer which I just gave to my GD

Kenmore is made by Janome. i love Janome too, best machine for piecing

I have two Janomes, a 760 (Platinum) and a 660 (Jem Gold). I also have an old (1980) Kenmore that is SO heavy, it's in it's own cabinet. I love it because it was a birthday gift from my DH. Between the three of them I do everything I could ever need to do at this point in my quiltmaking life.
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Viking Designer SE LE

Has anyone been totaling how many of the different machines?

My main piecing machine Elna 6003 Quilters Dream, Brother straight stitch 1500, non computerized Janome/New Home and ordered, not in to pick up yet Babylock Quest Plus. Also HQ 16 midarm on B-line studio frame.

25 year old work horse Kenmore

You make me jealous, especially because of the Singer treadle. That is what I learned to sew on. I was very unhappy when my mother had a motor put on it.

I currently have a Singer Merritt and a Singer Scholastic. The Scholastic is the newer machine, but I prefer the Merritt.

I have two old traddles, 1 NewHome Electronic, and a Designer Diamond.

Hey, purplefiend, I'm looking for a great older Pfaff, what can you tell me about your 1222 and others. What German-made models with IDT should I be looking for?

My old 1475 was a great machine. I love my 7570 as well. I'm pretty sure they both were made in Germany.

I only have personal experience with the 1222E and 2040;
both have IDT. As far as I know the IDT started with the 1200 series. You need to join the Yahoo group, "old Pfaff Pforum" The people there know lots more than I do.
#1 is all mechanical, weighs a ton and is a great machine,
has 8" of throat space. I love quilting with it and piecing too. Made in 1976-85.
It takes a bit of figuring out how to make it do the decorative stitches. I've owned this machine for about 3 years and only been using it for 2.

#2(2040) is computerized and has IDT, made in Germany.
I just bought this one on Friday, 1/8/11. So I've not even begun to figure it out yet. So far I like it. Made in 2002.
Sharon W.

I have a Singer 4830, Janome Serger, Babylock Serger, Brother Embroidery Innovis 1500 and a recently purchased Brother Wizard (Japanese version of Singer 15). I had my Singer about 13yrs. She has many many miles of sewing.

A 6005 Heirloom Series Elna, A Brother CS6000i, and a Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.0, also a Kenmore Serger.

Gosh, that's a clever set!

Mine are all baby lock. Serger, sewing machine, embroidery machine and quilter.

I have 3 sewing machines:

One is an older workhorse Sears Kenmore Machine flat bed with cams, its a super high shank 158-17032 machine that I got in 1973 as a requested present. My 2nd Kenmore is a free arm, low shank machine, 148-15600 with no cams, but still has several stitch choices to easily set the machine to. These are heavy machines with metal bobbins but have lasted me all these years. Neither one has a carry handle on it on the actual machine. I have the original covers or cases and instruction booklets from each one.

My latest and greatest machine is my new electronic Brother 950D embroidery and sewing machine. It worked great, tons of choices of decorative stitches and built in embroidery decorations. It also has 6 different font selections for personalizing on most fabric cloth items.

The needle can also move from left to center to right positions to be able to use all kinds of low shank presser feet. Love the auto needle threader and cutter, and needle up down position. I use this machine the most. From, Debbie, Phoenix, AZ

In addition to my two Pfaffs(1222E & 2040),
I have a Bernina 1031(bought new in 1992),I use 3 Singer treadles: 15-90,201 and 237. Three Singer featherweights:
1951 centennial model,1957(same age as me!),tan 1961.
Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 875,Janome Jem Gold 2.
All of my machines get used at some point