Onebyone

A guild member buys the most expensive machine at Walmart, sews the devil out it, doesn't cry when it break down, a new machine cost less then a repair bill on the expensive dealer machine. So far the last one she bought is over 3 years old and no problems at all. If it develops problems she'll buy the new most expensive machine at Walmart. Thinking about it I realize she will never spend the thousands of dollars that one high end machine costs and will have a new machine every couple of years.

quiltlover1949

It boggles my mind to think I am looking at sewing machines that cost 3 times more than I paid for my first brand new car.

QuiltnNan

thanks for the easy-to-read .pdf

madamekelly

I own a big box version of a Brother machine, and a private dealer Brother machine. Big Box Brother is noisier, vibrates much more, and needs cleaning more often, but after 15 years, and no In-shop time, and riding twice across America by a gray dog bus service, still works as well as the day it was gifted to me. The private dealer machine cost roughly ten times as much, and is much quieter, comes with hundreds of stitches, three alphabets for monograming, and will sew sideways, threads the needle, (wonderful for this blind old bat), cuts the thread, and stops me from doing stupid things like sewing my fingers, I feel no need to upgrade. I keep the big box one for heavy duty sewing like patching and repairing jeans and sails, and the prettier one for my more accurate sewing jobs. Just so you know, I would happily pay the big price again. (Less than $2,000)

slbram17

I had to use Google Chrome to read the blog; Internet Explorer was making it gray and I couldn't read it.

katier825

I gave up trying to read the whole thing, but his comment about Juki being one to avoid amused me. My Juki is by far the best machine I've ever had and was worth every penny.