I'm really sorry to hear you don't like your Viking. I have a Viking Platinum that I just love. It's got all the bells and whistle's that I wanted for the type sewing I do (and many more that I'll probably never use). It's purrs like a kitten, has yet to be in the shop and doesn't complain about anything that I've yet asked it to do. I also have a FW for classes and just for grins. I have a Singer 66 that I may get rid of...not sure if it fits in the restored table/case that was my g'grandmother's. Hopefully will get that question answered this weekend when everything is put back together. Then I'll be looking for another vintage singer for that piece. Wish I had room to keep them all but that's just not so. I recently got rid of my old White school machine after 25 yrs. Just no room but worked great. It's new owner is a happy camper.

i love my Juki's, i own 2.

i have the 98Q for frame quilting and i love the beautiful stitch, the consistent tension (i've never had an issue), and its a work horse.

for piecing i have the juki F600, its a 9 inch throat which is great for FMQ, i love the stitch, all the fancy stitches, the fonts for doing labels, needle up/down, thread cutter, knee lift lever, i love the extended base, all the feet that are included, and its a work horse.

and to top it all off I LOVE THE PRICE!!!!

my 98Q cost $500 new and the F600 cost $700 new.


so you get over the top quality for an excellent price.

I have had Janome machines for several years and now have a Horizon 7700 which I love. I hear lots of you talk about old machines that you love and I feel like they are much better made and have so fewer things to go wrong.It makes me think maybe that's a good way to go,yet I would greatly miss the scissor cutter,needle-down,lock stitch,space between needle and head,needle threader...and many features that I use all the time.So I guess there's lots of choices and preferences. Good luck if you go shop!

That is an interesting question. I have a Janome, a Juki and two featherweights. My favorite is my Juki because it is a workhorse. It sews super fast and can sew through anything. It's only a straight stitch, but it's perfect for piecing and FMQ on my frame.

I love my 1813 kenmore (from the '70s) because it will sew thru most anything, has lots of nice attachments and features and it is in a cabinet, it was free. I love my Brother xr70 because it is light and portable, sews a good stitch dosnt have tension issues and likes all kinds of thread. I tolerate my janome memory craft for some things but I find it too picky to use for most things.

I too, have two Pfaff's and love them to bits! They both have built-in embroidery stitches, the new one I can hoop-up and do other more intricate embroidery. My older one is sounding kind of "clunky"- I think it needs to go in and get a good cleaning. They both just hum along, never give my any trouble. And I really love the walking feet that they both have...

I have a Singer, a Pfaff, A Viking, a Janome, a BabyLock and a Bernina. They all have different features and I use them for different things. Love all of them in different ways.

I have a Pfaff 6230 and love love it.
Needle down button and the built in walking foot.

I have a Pfaff 2170 with the IDT for sale. It has all the bells and whistles but I never could learn the embroidery part. Too difficult. Now have a Janome 11000 and love it.

I have a Pfaff 2027 that I do not like. Terrible tension problems. Horrible buttonholes. Lots of time and expense with repairs. I found a new technician, and it's slightly better. Technicians can't ever find anything really wrong with it, just constantly needs adjusting to factory specs.

I do LOVE the IDT. Not sure I want a machine without that, so I don't know what to purchase in place of the Pfaff.