If You Had $2000.00, What Machine Would You Buy?
03-09-2011, 04:39 AM
#51
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I have a Bernina 830, a Viking Quilter and a Singer XL6000, if I could buy another machine I would want another Singer XL6000, unfortunally they are not making them anymore. It is by far my favorite machine, it not only does embroidery, but has the nicest sewing stitch of all my machines. You might be able to find a used on for that amount of money, but I know servicing them is a problem, you would have to send it in.
03-09-2011, 04:43 AM
#52
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Originally Posted by akrogirl
Based on my experiences with just about every make out there, I would go for a Pfaff with IDT.
Have fun choosing. Well done for the saving.
03-09-2011, 04:46 AM
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I would buy an old Singer 301. They are fabulous, portable, feed dogs dropped, save your other $1800 plus, til you really decide. The old machines you can clean and oil yourself. The new machines you must take them in each year (about a $100 to get cleaned), yet they have many nice stitches and lots of options. This would give you a portable for classes and time and money to decide what you want. I have 2 Janomes (which I love) and 4 vintage Singers which I love. If I was buying a new Janome, I would get the 6600! Which I have considered, but I don't need another machine! Yikes!
03-09-2011, 04:50 AM
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I would check out all top brands, Pfaff, Berninia, Husquvarna, Janome, Brother, etc. etc. There are lots of good one out there, you just need to look an find what you like. Make sure you can get service in your area. What are your needs? Buy a machine to fill those needs.
03-09-2011, 04:54 AM
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I agree with Vat. Figure out how you will use it and pick the machine that fits. I have a Bernina 1130 for fashion sewing and fancy stitch and a BabyLok Quilters Pro - it does only straight stitch but it goes like a bat and does FMQ like a dream. I don't do machine embroidery (I do that by hand because I like it)so I wouldn't get a machine that does both. Look into used ones from a reputable dealer - you can get a great buy if you don't need the latest and greatest.
03-09-2011, 04:58 AM
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It depends on the features you want. No sense in spending money for an embroidery machine if all you want to do is quilting. I'd look for one with a bigger throat than what I have since I don't send my quilts out to be machine quilted. Test as many as you can but my first thinking is to be sure you are dealing with a reputable dealer who is close to where you live. You need a person who will be there when you need them in the future and will stand behind your machine.
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