I have 2 Bernina's, 2 Brothers, 2 sergers, and my late MIL's featherweight. I am hoping to get a Brother 1500 soon. I also weave and have more than one loom!

I forgot to list my little child size Singer that I learned how to sew doll clothes on almost 38 years ago (yikes!). I still have it and it still works....I am sentimental so no parting with old treasures :)

Gee..I have to change my total up to 5 machines. I forgot I have my Mother's old Kenmore machine that is still in the cabinet. I haven't used it yet but I do use the top of the cabinet as my pressing station in my studio.

I have two.....the same ones:p
My pfaff hobby 919-1 I bought almost twenty years ago
I do everything on it, patching, quilting ( although it has a normal sized throat) , sewing curtains, canvas, jeans and leather.
I bought one that is only three years younger and less used, for reserve.
I can sew, eat and sleep with my machine so I don't want another one.
and ok, newer machines do have some nice extra's to make things easier, but hey, as long as you've never used them you can't miss them!!

A Singer bought in 1990's, a Kenmore that I love, a 301A, and a modern Brother that is my go to machine.
Am interested in acquiring more. Each seems to have its own personality and all are my friends for that reason.

I am so impressed with this thread. Interesting to know all this. I do not have any of the machines I once had. I realize now that I got rid of them due to ignorance and lack of role models. I had a Singer when I turned 15 but never had "Home Ec".I did start sewing lessons from a local store but was threatened by someone as I walked home from a lesson late in the evening. I don't know what happened to that machine. I got a Singer soon after I married and my then husband used to read the patterns to me very slowly while I sewed. Got rid of that machine probably because I
couldn't figure out and was intimidated by the tension. I then got a lower priced Kenmore and got rid of that probably for the same reason. I still have the featherweight that I bought in the 90's in AZ. I attempted to have it fitted to a treadle base I bought as a piece of furniture, that was unsuccessful. I now have a Viking Designer that was out for service for 6 months two years ago. During that time I bought a Janome Horizon. I realize that I still have large gaps in my experience with all these machines. I love the needle down feature, the knee lift (which for a long time tried to use to make the machine go), the big throat, thread cutter, table, push button instead of pedal. I do not like the fact that I cannot enlarge the alphabet and the fact that the needle threader doesn't work anymore. I wish I could go to a place and list all the things that I find very important and that I want in a machine and do without all the other stuff. I guess I am showing my ignorance.

I have a couple of Berninas and some old singers that I have come across in travels. I just love having them even if they don't all work. Sewing has brought me so much joy for over 50 years, I just consider them all good friends. I even have two treadles that I use for nightstands. Now that I live in a different part of the country, I feel the need to keep one with a daughter for those visits. I can't help this addiction. In fact, I'm proud to have such good "driving" skills.

I loved reading through this thread! I have a 1973 Kenmore which is my primary machine for piecing and quilting, a basic Brother that appears to be about 10 years old and was purchased at an estate sale and is my backup when the Kenmore decides to take a break, and a Brother combo embroidery/sewing machine that I picked up on Craig's List for no reason whatsoever. I've definitely caught the bug and look for used machines at every estate sale.

[QUOTE=sulyle;5796782]Why not? Most have different purposes. I have one machine in a table, one for travel, a serger, an embroidery machine, and two older machines. For years when I did garment sewing I only had one machine. I've also given away a couple of machines so I'm not totally

Darn! I just went into my sewing room and noticed I have three old machines not two. Forgot that DD just returned one that she had borrowed for the last few years.

Yep, me too. I also have a serger. I sold my other old one as I just didn't have room for it and it didn't suit my purposes any longer.