Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • Sewing and embroidery machine >
  • Sewing and embroidery machine

  • Sewing and embroidery machine

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 05-09-2013, 04:25 AM
      #1  
    Junior Member
    Thread Starter
     
    sew_itnow's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: Oak Ridge, TN
    Posts: 176
    Default Sewing and embroidery machine

    Please help. My friend wants me to help her choose a sewing and embroidery machine combo. We are supposed to go looking tomorrow. While I enjoy all kinds of sewing quilting and embroidery my machine is about 10 years old. She does sew some but very new to embroidery and quilting. Any suggestions of what brands of machines to start looking for would be very much appreciated. I have a Brother and love it but as I said earlier it is an older machine.
    sew_itnow is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 04:27 AM
      #2  
    Super Member
     
    btiny36's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Apr 2010
    Location: Somewhere in the Heart of grain field
    Posts: 1,826
    Default

    I personally like the Janome brand...They are a stand up brand and it doesn't matter which series. It will depend on what she wants the machine to have for bells and whistles. I myself opted out for a combo as it restricts you to doing either or. So I choose to purchase the 6600p and the 350E and have never regretted it....happy shopping.
    btiny36 is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 04:39 AM
      #3  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Feb 2013
    Posts: 2,657
    Default

    I have the janome 12000 and love it, it does everything you could possibly imagine.
    Misty's Mom is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 04:56 AM
      #4  
    Super Member
     
    alleyoop1's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: Virginia
    Posts: 1,355
    Default

    Depends on her budget. She can get a "high end" machine like a Bernina or she can get a less expensive machine. Shop around and have her try every one out. Also encourage her to buy a machine that comes with hands on lessons.
    alleyoop1 is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 05:39 AM
      #5  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Feb 2013
    Location: Rapid City, SD
    Posts: 4,961
    Default

    She needs to decide what kind of sewing she wants to do - does she want to do her own quilting - she will need a bigger throat. What size embroidery does she want to do. What dealers live close to her to provide service and education. Personally I have the Bernina 830 and love it but that size machine and that expense isn't for everyone. She needs to buy the best SHE can afford.
    Nammie to 7 is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 05:39 AM
      #6  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Aug 2007
    Location: Clay Springs AZ
    Posts: 3,229
    Default

    Embroidery is hard on a machine and takes time. I would get an embroidery only machine and a good regular machine.
    My sewing machine is a Viking Sapphire and my embroidery machine is a Brother. I only wanted a cheap embroidery machine strickly for quilting so bought a three hundred dollar one with just a 4 in area for embroidery. It works fine but it would be nice to have one that could quilt blocks but it costs as much as a long arm.
    Rose Marie is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 06:29 AM
      #7  
    Senior Member
     
    chaskaquilter's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: Chaska MN
    Posts: 353
    Default

    I agree with btiny. I had a combo machine and traded it in for a Janome 6500 and a 350E. I can be piecing a quilt and my embroidery machine can be working away on another project. Both machines have worked perfectly for quite a few years.
    chaskaquilter is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 06:51 AM
      #8  
    Senior Member
     
    hokieappmom's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2007
    Location: North Carolina
    Posts: 744
    Default

    Originally Posted by Nammie to 7
    She needs to decide what kind of sewing she wants to do - does she want to do her own quilting - she will need a bigger throat. What size embroidery does she want to do. What dealers live close to her to provide service and education. Personally I have the Bernina 830 and love it but that size machine and that expense isn't for everyone. She needs to buy the best SHE can afford.
    I also have the Bernina 830. It is expensive, but has been worth every penny to me. It is so user friendly and can do so much. I had a Brother before, and it wasn't nearly as user friendly, but then it was one of the first Brother embroidery machines. I'm sure they have come a long way.
    hokieappmom is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 07:36 AM
      #9  
    Senior Member
     
    nvb50's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2012
    Location: Kankakee County in Illinois
    Posts: 494
    Default

    I have a Viking Ruby and love it. The best machine that I have ever had.
    nvb50 is offline  
    Old 05-09-2013, 07:54 AM
      #10  
    Super Member
     
    MartiMorga's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jun 2011
    Location: Springville, Tennessee
    Posts: 1,123
    Default

    I am a Baby Lock girl. Have an Ellegante - which does both and sews like a dream - then got the Ellisimo for Christmas and am down right giddy. When I went "looking" 9 years ago for my first, I thought about a Berina - as I knew they were good machines. Well, the sales rep and I sat down to try it out and it wouldn't work, she said she had to reboot it. After doing that 3 times she said, "well it will do this, and that, and so on". I left there and went to the other sewing store in town and they are Baby Lock dealers and Janome dealers. Sat at the Ellegante, sewed, embroidered, so easy, comfortable and "classy". Fell in love, and have been on a honeymoon every since!
    MartiMorga is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    joivey
    General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    8
    01-03-2017 05:24 PM
    EllieGirl
    Main
    13
    12-11-2012 08:52 AM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter