craftEcowgirl

So which Pfaff do you use or wish to own? And your experiences?

katiebear1

I have the Pfaff expressions 2.0 I use it primarily to quilt as it has a large 10 inch throat. I hardly ever use the bells and whistles . For piecing I use my little $300 Brother. It lets you know when the bobbin is almost empty and it has an auto thread cutter and the needle threader works very well. The one on my Pfaff is very difficult to use. I just thread it by hand.

TinkerQuilts

After trading up Pfaffs over the past 20 or so years, about 2 years ago I got the Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.0 with all the bells & whistles, and use most of them. Love it for both piecing and quilting. Also have the Pfaff Grand Quilter on a 10 foot frame, and an antique hand crank Pfaff model B. Sometimes I wish my Brother embroidery machine was the Pfaff Creative Vision, but I wanted access to Disney designs.

Can you tell I'm a fan? ;0)

Dina

I have had the Pfaff Expression 2. for three years, and I love it. I have been quilting for about 3 1/2 years, so I haven't quilted too much on other machines. I use it for piecing and quilting, and I have made clothes with it also, but it is mainly for quilting.

I don't have any trouble with the automatic needle threader though. It is close to my favorite part of the machine, as I have always had trouble threading the needle on any machine.

Dina

Knitette

I bought my QE4 mid-November. Couldn't FMQ with it - bobbin breaking, skipping stitches. I returned it to the store at the beginning of January. TWO MONTHS later I was told it was fixed and I could collect it. I asked the store owner to test it before I took it home. The noise coming from it wasn't because it was 'cold' as suggested........ Two days later Pfaff replaced it with a new machine.
i haven't fallen in love with the Pfaff the way I did with my Janome - and still love, lol!

Weezy Rider

1471, 1475, 2140 and 2144 both updated to 2170. Will not be buying newer Pfaff. I like vertical bobbins.

tessagin

Don't own any. No plans to purchase one right now.

Material Witness

I got a great deal on the C1000 Smarter. Supposed to replace my 20-year-old Hobbymatic, but I keep using it. So dependable!

suern3

I have the Pfaff 2134 and I really like it for piecing, quilting and general sewing which is mainly all I do. I like the auto threading feature. It took a little getting used, but now it is slick for me. It works so well for FMQ, not fussy at all. I haven't had to adjust tension or anything. Mine was a shop model and was being discontinued when I bought it so got a decent price. It includes the embroidery feature but that is not a big interest of mine, have experimented a little and it worked fine. The next model has the screen set-up and would be much easier to use but don't think I would use it much. I would not hesitate to by another Pfaff, would love the big quilter, but out of my price range. I doubt I will wear this one out

Wanabee Quiltin

I have a vintage Pfaff and it is absolutely wonderful. My friend Jill has a brand new one with all the bells and whistles, cost her $900 on sale and it is fabulous too. German made, these sewing machines are really good.