Looking to buy a spare sewing machine
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
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Leah day did a nice video review of the evergreen and now sells it. Www.leahday.com. Several of my quilting friends got the passport with the thread cutter. And none of them is happy with it. There are three of them. Various complaints
#15
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
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Since you already have the Brother VQ2400 tkae a look at the smaller Brother machines. Like Patrice, I have the Brother PC420PRW. It is light enough to carry to classes, etc. has the thread cutter, start stop button, variable speed control, programable needle up or down, and also Has beautiful decorative stitches, as well as utility stitches, fmqs beautifully and comes with a hard case that provides great protection when travelling. It also has other neat features that you have on the VQ2400 like pattern mirroring, the ability to combine decorative s5itches or to create your own decorative stitches, presser foot pressure is adjustable which is helpful when sewing sheer or heavy fabrics. It is the same machine that used to be sold by the dealers as the NX400.
They can be usually be found in the $400-$600 range, though I got a second one from Home Depot this past fall For $320.
Rob
They can be usually be found in the $400-$600 range, though I got a second one from Home Depot this past fall For $320.
Rob
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Somewhere in Time
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My primary machine, a Viking 6430, and all my backup machines are vintage. I do have a new Janome, but I only used it a month or so. I don't like the fact that I have to reset it every time I turn it on. With my vintage machines, I can just sit down and start sewing.
#17
We have about the largest quilt shops in Florida near me- not a dealer, except she carries the Sparrow now. We can use it for classes if we need to and it's really a sweet machine with a lot of features for the price. I'm a Viking/ Babylock girl, but I'd buy the Sparrow for a back up in a heartbeat!
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 451
If built-in thread cutter is a priority, the Brother 420 is a great choice...the Pfaff Passport 3 has that feature as well as the Janome NQM2016..really a great machine with adjustable pressure and 60 or so stitches. Many people use the Brother SE400 or SE425 for purpose of travel/toting. That one does offer embroidery but the sewing side of it is stellar..and it does also have an auto-cutter..smaller than the others mentioned and lighter too. Those models tend to be built more solidly than some others in that price range so definitely worth a look.
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