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#2
I have the HQ16 with the ProStitcher. I love mine and it didn't cost the price of a small house. Easy to use. There are still many available for sale from those who want to trade up to the HQ Avante or Fusion.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
she should visit local dealers & shows to test drive the different machines- it's like buying a car- an investment; you want the one YOU like- not the one the lady down the street likes. there are many to choose from in many budgets. local service availability and owners classes should be part of the decision too- there is a learning curve- very few people can buy one, set it up & start quilting beautiful quilts- it takes time & lots of practice regardless of which machine- and the free owners classes dealers offer can be invaluable = make that learning time much less.
#7
Tried to talk to a couple of longarmer local but when told them she was wanting to purchase one and just want to watch and learn aittle about theirs. They acted like I wanted so top secret info and where hateful
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,783
If you have no local dealers, then it would really be worth your while to travel to a major quilt show to test drive all the machines on display by the vendors. I think you could make a costly mistake just blindly buying something off the internet. There are so many variables from one machine to another, not just in price, but in features, ease of use, availability of customer support, and replacement parts, etc. This is not a purchase to make without first doing all the legwork. There will be machines you will definitely prefer over others. It took me a long time to zero in on which machines I wanted (there were only two at that time), and then quite a while before I found a used one within driving distance which I thought was well maintained and worth buying. I remember I made myself graphs to keep everything straight, both in comparing different machines, then again in comparing the available used machines of the brand I had decided on.
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