Yooper32

Keep your chin up and your eyes open, read the want ads, go to yard sales or church sales, you will find one you can afford if you just keep looking.

mehb405

Look for a good used machine. Check out your local sewing machine dealer. They are always taking in trade-ins when someone wants to upgrade.

Jo Mama

Keep your eyes and ears open for a good sale. Also check all your sewing machine stores. You can get new machines for little money down and NO interest. Sewing machine stores also have an assortment of used machines. Get one and START SEWING. You need to sew to keep your soul healthy.

kit'smamma

Talk to independent repair services. I know there are very few of them but it's worth a try. They usually have some old ones that are in running condition. If there is a senior center in your area check with them too as they usually have sewing/quilting activities there.

Jane

TootieAnn

Don't give up your sewing! My mom needed a new sewing machine and I had one in my shed I was not using. I gave it to her. You never know! I'll pray that you can get another great machine soon. The Lord can do some amazing thing!

monteimom

Ask the repair man if he has one to sell at a reasonable price. Quite often repaired machines aren't picked up and he may only want his cost out of it and you get a great deal! There are always free or near-free machines -- get the word out to everyone you know. Our God knows the desires of our heart and will provide! (Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.)

greenini

Please let us know your geographic area, I've got a machine I would love to find a new home for. I have also found a perfectly good really strong Kenmore machine at a thrift store for $15.95 and it's a champ...please don't give up. If all else fails, I like hand piecing too and it'll keep you going rather then give up!

OmaForFour

Go to your local quilt shop and see what they have in the way of machines that were traded in. Sometimes they have an older machine (better than the new ones) that you can get at a good price
Go to yard/garage sales, rummage sales, look in the local ads in your newspaper, tell friends to keep their eyes open for you, look on CraigsList for your area, look on EBay. I got a wonderful FW and a Singer Red Eye (1914 vintage) both in perfect working order on EBay and very reasonable.
If there is a quilt guild near you, put the word in there also. Maybe one of the members has a machine they don't use anymore.
DON'T GIVE UP QUILTING! Do some hand quilting til you can get a machine.
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN, please bless this wonderful quilter and bring a machine to her doorstep somehow, some way.
Amen.

MommaDorian

Amen!!

Sewing Grandma

I went on Ebay and got a beautiful Brother computerized refurbished machine for $149 w/free shipping. It works like a charm and sew with it everyday. There may be other deals out there that would interest you.