Advice please on which Quilter to buy
#11
Thanks, another vote for Pfaff AND it will cost me less than the Bernina! I too have loved my Pfaffs over the years: I have a 2144 in Germany and a 2140 in France. Bought them when they were the latest and greatest and they both serve well.
#13
Just found a great website called Quiltbug.com. I was actually trying to find out what the devil bottom weight thread is. They didn't answer that but they do have a list of all threads and which ones to use when......http://quiltbug.com/articles/thread-theory.htm
So Judith I still need your help in understanding bottom weight thread. Have this sinking feeling to know is vital.....
So Judith I still need your help in understanding bottom weight thread. Have this sinking feeling to know is vital.....
#14
Ah a merger with Singer: that I did not know and that explains a lot. Thanks Candace. Oh dear back to the drawing board!!! I don't need embroidery which means the 820 and not the 830: I guess they are as good as each other, I read somewhere that the 820 came out after the 830 as a machine designed for quilters.
#15
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Go to a quilt/sewing store, which carries the various machines. You can see each one, up close, and learn about the different features. I recently chose a Janome Horizon, after researching online and seeing the actual machine.
#16
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I have purchased a Pfaff since that merger and the quality is still there - I have an older Pfaff also to compare it to. I also have a mid-range Viking bought since that merger and it too is a great machine. Have no idea why merger seems to mean bad things on this board.
#17
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I am no expert. I buy from one dealer because I like her and she is very supportive-working very hard to make customers happy. She sells Janome, Brother and Bernina. I own a Bernina 380 (sewing), a Brother NX 2000 (sewing) and a Brother PR 620 (this one is embroidery only). I also have a Brother serger.
I love all my machines but am a little partial to the Brother machines. While I love my Bernina- the Brother machines are so user friendly. I am just trying to learn FMQ and chose to do this on my Brother NX 2000. It came with a large table, has great speed controls and wow, it was so much fun to try the FMQ on this machine. It has so many options- thread cutter, threader, so many stitches, etc. It's just an easy machine to use as is my Brother embroidery machine.
I really think that knowing your dealer and feeling confident in their knowledge and support are so important. I would not have bothered looking into learning new stitching skills if she had not been supportive. Of course, she has sold me several machines but it has been a win-win situation really. She does business and I get great machines and support.
As I said, I am no expert and you will find your machine. I have read so many threads about different machine brands. New ones certainly aren't the heavy duty, all metal machines of years gone. I do also have a little featherweight and 1950's Necchi if I need that. The day I decided on my Brother NX 2000, I was actually looking at the Janome Horizon and the Bernina 820. Once I sat with my machine, I knew it was my machine. We have bonded. Good luck!
I love all my machines but am a little partial to the Brother machines. While I love my Bernina- the Brother machines are so user friendly. I am just trying to learn FMQ and chose to do this on my Brother NX 2000. It came with a large table, has great speed controls and wow, it was so much fun to try the FMQ on this machine. It has so many options- thread cutter, threader, so many stitches, etc. It's just an easy machine to use as is my Brother embroidery machine.
I really think that knowing your dealer and feeling confident in their knowledge and support are so important. I would not have bothered looking into learning new stitching skills if she had not been supportive. Of course, she has sold me several machines but it has been a win-win situation really. She does business and I get great machines and support.
As I said, I am no expert and you will find your machine. I have read so many threads about different machine brands. New ones certainly aren't the heavy duty, all metal machines of years gone. I do also have a little featherweight and 1950's Necchi if I need that. The day I decided on my Brother NX 2000, I was actually looking at the Janome Horizon and the Bernina 820. Once I sat with my machine, I knew it was my machine. We have bonded. Good luck!
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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All, some people use a lighter weight thread in their bobbins. A couple that I have used are from Superior Threads: So Fine, this is a 50wt but is finer than the 50wts we use to piece with and Bottom Line which is a 60wt. Both of these are Polyester so in case that bothers you - it doesn't me and the So Fine doesn't look like a poly. I have a long arm and use it in my bobbins most of the time.
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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I have purchased a Pfaff since that merger and the quality is still there - I have an older Pfaff also to compare it to. I also have a mid-range Viking bought since that merger and it too is a great machine. Have no idea why merger seems to mean bad things on this board.
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