ItsJustMe

I, too, am a Bernina owner, and I have to say, it's the best. I sew, quilt and embroider on my B 790 Plus, and never tire of its features. More importantly, my previous Bernina is still running as smoothly as the day I bought it 14 years ago. I heartily endorse Bernina machines. Go for it!

SusieQOH

Like Cashsmom I bought a Juki for fmq. My Bernina is great for everything else. I needed more throat space. It has a lot of nice features and I got mine for less than $900.00. I like having a straight stitch only with the wider throat space.

PamelaOry

I seem to be choosing between a Bernina 480 and the juki dx something or other. Talk about comparing apples to oranges. They are way different price points. I want something portable or I’d go for the juki 2010.

Lady Diana

You never said what your current Janome model is.....so hard for us Janome gals to make a suggestion on "better one". The better ones have more features as each model comes out....so what machine to you have?

Peckish

I agree. My favorite machine was purchased from a friend who upgraded to a Gammill.

Onebyone

I have Brother, Janome, Bernina, and Singer. I use to have a Pfaff. I think they all are about the same. My favorite go to machine is my new Eversewn Sparrow 30. It has every feature except embroidery with hoops. I use a Brother 1500 for machine quilting because it has a long harp space. I have the Brother 8500D for embroidery. Featherweight for cuteness. Bernina because it's a classic and Janome for the kids to use. I have a total of 8 machines and they all sew great.

rusty quilter

I owned Pfaffs for years, and loved them...still miss them actually. However where I live now...only dealer is a Bernina...Yep, I bought one...nope..I for sure don't think it is better than my Pfaffs! However this is where I live, and your local dealer is your friend.

carolynjo

I still swear by my Singer 401A. I love it still and I bought it in 1958. I has made everything from awnings, car seat covers, and all sorts of home projects. It will do most of what modern machines do, though you must set the controls manually. It has not lost its value, either, as I regularly price them, just to get an idea of what people will pay.

DeltaMimi

I have an 8200 for about 6 years, but can’t say I love it. I wish I did. Have had trouble with the walking foot, replaced twice. And I’m not hearing anything back from janome.

leaha

I am a Pfaffie have 4, 7570's and for my 4H classes I have 4 singer 221's Featherweights. which I also use to take to gild meeting and classes. I like the singers because I can take care of them myself.