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    Old 11-23-2010, 03:23 PM
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    I bought this machine for my little granddaughter for Santa to leave for her. She wants to learn to sew and wants Santa to leave her one. Lexi is 5 and loves to play with fabric scraps.

    I put a Singer Chain stitch on layaway at Kmart but returned it after I saw so many horrible reviews for that machine. It was $29.99 and this Janome is $47.99 with free shipping and no tax. Has anyone used this little machine? I know it is not for children but I hate to waste my money on the Singer. I figure that I can use it if she doesn't like to sew later on.

    http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp26028-1583.html
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    Old 11-23-2010, 03:29 PM
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    Awww, it's so cute. I've bought stuff from Allbrands before, no problems at all. I'm sure the machine will work fine, it's not like it's some complicated bazillion dollar embroidery machine with a million parts that can break. What a great little machine for the new little sewer/quilter.

    She'll love it.
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    That is cute
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    Old 11-23-2010, 04:12 PM
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    I was going to purchase it for my son!!
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    Old 11-23-2010, 04:26 PM
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    I haven't seen the machine, but if it were me I would buy a real machine (like you are doing) than a toy.
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    Old 11-23-2010, 04:30 PM
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    It is a real machine I touched it on Sunday it has basic stitches very cute and my son could easily use it :)
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    Old 11-23-2010, 04:42 PM
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    I used to go to a sewing group that was at at Janome dealership. A few of the ladies had mini machines they would bring to the sewing groups. I think the one they had was called a Jem for some reason. They all loved their little machines :)

    Walmart has a Brother sewing machine on sale Friday for $50 also.. at least I *think* it was Walmart.
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    I first looked at the Janome Jem and it is over $180. I didn't see any reviews for this little machine. I just hope it will be fairly easy for her to use.
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    What a great idea - sometimes the other cheap machines really don't work well - this Janome looks like a nice basic machine.
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    What a great idea - sometimes the other cheap machines really don't work well - this Janome looks like a nice basic machine.
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