|
15 years ago I had one machine, I also didn't see the need for more than one. Long story short, I have 18 machines, most of which are straight stitch only. 3 Singer treadles and 6 heads that get swapped out. 4 Singer featherweights,2 black Singer 301s. Pfaff 1222E zig zag,Bernina 930 and the 1031(the one that started the herd), Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 875. I mostly use the treadle machines, they sew without being fussy about what thread etc... I use.
I'm a quilter mainly. Sharon |
Wow......everyone has so many machines......3 yrs ago I had 2 machines a singer and a very small brother....they didnt do a whole lot but they both sewed and got my work done for me......then one afternoon I was watching HSN and saw this embroidery machine that Ive wanted for so long...and it was close to my birthday so my husband said to get so I did and Ive had so much fun with it....sewing and embroidering for my grandkids......and this Xmas I got a serger another adventure for me this machine does everything for me its wonderful....I never dreamed in a 100 yrs that I would need a serger.......actually they used to scare me when I saw them in the quilt shops with all that thread lol.....and now I have one.......I guess were all spoiled and loving it.....so my reason for really having the (2) that I started with was if one didnt work I always had a back-up......and thats my story and Iam sticking to it lol......have fun sewing.......Trish
|
I have more than one so if one breaks or needs cleaning I can skip it and get my quilting done. I have a small Janome for traveling to guild and other places; A tredle incase the elect. goes out. all for quilt piecing and LA for quilting. Plus- my Grandmothers Singer machine; All work just fine.
|
Oh, My DH has 2 of his own to play with.
|
My 1st was a New Home portable until my DH came home and suprised me with a new Brother with 85 different stitches for me. 1st one, giving me trouble, got put in the attic. Watching a vintage machine thread, i wanted a treadle. Got a 1919 Singer treadle and restored it. Love it! I showed a pic to friends. One says, 'i have a machine you would like" She gave me a Serata hand crank from early 1900's. Love that one too! (i took it out on the front porch once when the elec was off. I pieced while 4 yr old dgd turned the hand crank...we had a blast!)Flew home when my mom passed. I was showing my dad pic of my treadle and he told me that he had grandma's treadle. It was in a parlor cabinet and i never knew about it. I asked if i could have it one day and he said, 'It's yours, you can take it.' WOW! How great is that? It is a Free No. 5 treadle. I called DH and told him to leave room in the trunk when he came. I also have an embroidery machine that i saved up for. I also got bit with the featherweight bug and have been looking. My father-in-law just found one for me and will be bringing it this summer. I will take that one to class to use. Other than that, i have 2 Janome sew minis that i bought my 2 oldest dgds about 5 yrs ago. I will be looking for better machines for them and pass the sew minis to the younger dgds when they are ready.
|
I would have a room full of machines if I had the space and money. I had 7 and now pared down to 4 since I moved from Fl to Seattle. I had to let my vintage ones go. Still want that elusive Featheweight though. I have a computerized Babylock sewing, a Janome mechanical ( for heavy duty stuff) a Brother embroidery machine and Brother serger. They all have different uses. I am just starting to get in to quilting now so may be looking to get a better machine for quilting down the road. Combining embroidery on a quilt is my goal for this year. My grandiaghter is in to butterflys.
|
You have some good machines. I am still looking to get my 1st featherweight but at the right price. cannot believ what they are asking for them these days. My pal swears by her Bernina too.
|
I've got 12 machines (I think), but I didn't buy them all. I inherited some of them from my grandmother and great-grandmother.
1. Singer that my parents bought me back in the late 70's or early 80's - no longer works 2. Singer that I bought myself in the late 80's or early 90's - still works for the most part 3. Juki on a queen-size frame for quilting - bought 2 or 3 years ago 4. Serger - bought 9 or 10 years ago 5. Singer Featherweight - bought because it's cute (LOL!) 6. Brother machine - bought a couple of years ago to replace #2 above 7. Brother embroidery machine - bought a couple of years ago for embroidery only 8. Singer 15-91 that I inherited from my GGM (missing parts) 9. Singer 15-91 - bought off eBay - works like a dream 10. Pfaff 7570 - inherited from my GM - nice machine, works great, but it seems "weird" to me (not as user-friendly as my others?) 11. Another Pfaff - inherited from my GM - haven't used it at all 12. Another Serger - inherited from my GM - haven't used it at all As far as why I bought the ones I did, I like to have backups for my regular machines, and some are for specific purposes (quilting, embroidery, serging, basic sewing, etc.). |
I love machines and I have way too many.
Sewing (vintage) - Featherweight (221 and 222), Singer 128, 99, Dressmaker, a Universal and a Kenmore on the modern side a Pfaff, 2 Janomes and a BabyLock Sergers - Bernina and a Janome Coverstitch Quilting - Gammill with Statler Stitcher I swear I am not getting anything else. |
I have 1 Kenmore from 1977, 2 Elna sewing machines, and 1 Bernina embroidery machine and just couldn't give up any of them, they are like old friends and if one is on the fritz another one can be used. Also, I will sit up one of the machines to do a stitch where you have to adjust the tension and if I know I am not going to get it done very fast I will use one of the other machines for regular piecing so I don't have to keep changing all the settings.
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:23 AM. |