Recommendations for quilting machines
11-18-2021, 07:04 AM
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Recommendations for quilting machines
I’m looking for a quilting machine. Want it to have drop in bobbin, multiple stitches, needle stop up or down, wide throat, automatic needle threader and possibly an extension table. Easy to use😳 and preferably reasonably priced. Suggestions please.
11-18-2021, 09:08 AM
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I am always watching what is going on with LA quilting machines as well as smaller quilting machine and tables. I have the Original Grace Frame and waiting for the arrival if another machine to work with this. So I have a HQ Moxie on order and it is most likely sitting in a container out to sea somewhere. It has a 15" throat and I am ready to get going with it. Be sure to try every little bit of the machine you are buying to be sure it is a good fit for you.
11-18-2021, 04:30 PM
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I don't know what you consider reasonably priced but I got a Viking Topaz 40 and I saw a new one for 1400. This machine has about 8 inches to the right of the needle and I think everything else you listed.
11-18-2021, 06:08 PM
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11-19-2021, 05:43 AM
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11-19-2021, 06:17 AM
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For machine quilting, I would highly recommend gearing the extension table for whatever machine you choose.
When I first started quilting, I was sewing on an Elna Lotus, so named because it had flaps that folded down in lieu of a case. When I used a walking foot on that machine, I would sew for a while, then literally have to pull both the quilt and the machine back towards me.
For my next machine, I also got a cabinet so the machine was flush with the surface. Even with a small, i. e., standard, throat space, that made quilting so much better.
When I first started quilting, I was sewing on an Elna Lotus, so named because it had flaps that folded down in lieu of a case. When I used a walking foot on that machine, I would sew for a while, then literally have to pull both the quilt and the machine back towards me.
For my next machine, I also got a cabinet so the machine was flush with the surface. Even with a small, i. e., standard, throat space, that made quilting so much better.
