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06-04-2014, 05:29 AM
#21
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I agree Brother is a good and reasonably priced company.
I have several and one is a three hundred dollar embroidery mach. Only does a 4 in design but I love how simple it is to use.
My 10 in throat mach is a Viking Sapphire and love it. Not cheap though.
I have several and one is a three hundred dollar embroidery mach. Only does a 4 in design but I love how simple it is to use.
My 10 in throat mach is a Viking Sapphire and love it. Not cheap though.
06-04-2014, 05:53 AM
#22
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Thank you all for the suggestions!!!
After doing way more research than I should have.... I have decided to hold off on buying a new machine for a bit and save up some $$. Both of the Singer machines had the same size throat as my current machine, so with the exception of more stitches, I wouldn't really be upgrading much.
I've got a couple of photography gigs this summer, so I'm hoping I can throw that money into the pot and buy myself one heck of a machine
After doing way more research than I should have.... I have decided to hold off on buying a new machine for a bit and save up some $$. Both of the Singer machines had the same size throat as my current machine, so with the exception of more stitches, I wouldn't really be upgrading much.
I've got a couple of photography gigs this summer, so I'm hoping I can throw that money into the pot and buy myself one heck of a machine
06-04-2014, 06:27 AM
#23
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I have 3 machines. One is the Husqvarna Topaz 20, one is a Singer Heavy Duty and my new one is Singer 1000+ stitch. I love the Singer 1000 stitch. It sews like a dream and has so many different stitch patterns for top stitching and most of them can be adjusted to different lengths and widths and you can mix and match to make your own. I use the Singers to piece while the Topaz does the embroidery. I have had Singer machines since 1968 and, yes, you get what you pay for but I haven't had any issues with any of them. When I buy the less expensive ones I usually wear them out where they aren't worth repairing. But then I only paid maybe 75 to 80 dollars for them. If I get 5-10 years of alot of sewing then I am happy with my purchase. The only one that didn't last that long got damaged in moving and would have cost too much to repair.
06-04-2014, 10:34 AM
#24
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the problem with the singers is not so much the machine as it is their company. If you experience a problem, you are going to go thru fits dealing with their customer service. If you know how to work with machines or have a local person who is willing to work with Singers and it is a really good deal, then go for it. One of my machines is a singer and I use it quite often. But I tweak it, clean it and repair it myself.
06-04-2014, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by knitwitrosie
of looking into buying a new sewing machine. I currently have a Janome 525s and have only used it for piecing and regular sewing so far. I'm currently working on my first "real" quilt and am anxious about doing the actual quilting on my machine. I think I'm going to attempt to quilt it on my current machine (it's going to be about 42" x 42" when complete), but I'm worried that the bigger quilts I have planned are going to be difficult using a machine with such a small throat. Hence, I've started the search for a new machine.
Over the weekend, Hubby and I stopped at the Viking store inside of JoAnns and I looked at an Opal 670 which I quickly fell in love with, but quickly started drooling over the 670Q model. Totally out of my price range
Same goes for the Janome MC6300P. Has all the features I'd like, just a little bit more than I wanted to spend right now.
Hubby started searching Craig's List to see what we might be able to find, and we came across a 2-year old Singer Quantum 9960 for $300. It comes with a TON of accessories, an extension table, and even a FMQ foot! I was going to jump on it until I realized that I could buy one brand new with the same amount of accessories along with a warranty for $329 on Amazon. She wasn't willing to budge on the price, so I had to pass, but I'm still considering the model.
I also started checking out the model right above that one, the Singer Quantum 9970. Little bit more expensive, but comes with the same amount of accessories and stuff.
Am I wasting my time looking at Singers? I heard they're not as good as they used to be. I really am thinking I'm going to need something a bit bigger to do the quilts I want to do, and maybe I should just hold off until I can afford one of the higher end machines (which who knows when that will be).
Over the weekend, Hubby and I stopped at the Viking store inside of JoAnns and I looked at an Opal 670 which I quickly fell in love with, but quickly started drooling over the 670Q model. Totally out of my price range
Same goes for the Janome MC6300P. Has all the features I'd like, just a little bit more than I wanted to spend right now. Hubby started searching Craig's List to see what we might be able to find, and we came across a 2-year old Singer Quantum 9960 for $300. It comes with a TON of accessories, an extension table, and even a FMQ foot! I was going to jump on it until I realized that I could buy one brand new with the same amount of accessories along with a warranty for $329 on Amazon. She wasn't willing to budge on the price, so I had to pass, but I'm still considering the model.
I also started checking out the model right above that one, the Singer Quantum 9970. Little bit more expensive, but comes with the same amount of accessories and stuff.
Am I wasting my time looking at Singers? I heard they're not as good as they used to be. I really am thinking I'm going to need something a bit bigger to do the quilts I want to do, and maybe I should just hold off until I can afford one of the higher end machines (which who knows when that will be).
06-04-2014, 11:56 AM
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I love my Singer Confidence Quilter. It works like a champ and has several stitches. This is my third Singer and have never had a problem with them.
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06-04-2014, 12:16 PM
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I don't remember the throat size of my Kenmore machine, but I did manage to quilt a king size quilt 110 x 110 inches. Was it a challenge, yes, but it was very early on in my quilting experience, if you don't know you can't do it, you can do it. I did SID on pieced basket quilts set on point with sashings between blocks and on 4 blocks I did a feathered wreath. If nothing else, I learned a whole lot about machine quilting and it was a good experience, right up until the time that I burned the motor out on my Kenmore, seriously. Then I just had to have a new machine, but it didn't owe me anything as I'd had it for many years.
06-04-2014, 01:39 PM
#28
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I love my Viking Sapphire 960Q and would not even look at another machine. It does everything I need and is not loaded up with a bunch of things I would never use, but could cause a breakdown somewhere down the line. The throat is plenty large enough (I have done a couple of King Size quilts on it) and the attachments are very specific and do just what they are supposed to do.
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