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I would look for a used one too! The dealer might be a great place to start, for trade ins. Good luck!
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Theold belt driven Singers are wonderful for FMQ. They are heavy and don't have plastic gears to break like the newer machines and are less than $100.00. I have a big Janome, a Pfaff, a Brother with the big arm, a Singer FW for piecing but its the old reliable Singer black monster that does my FMQ. I have one that the feed dogs drop and a bigger head that I put a plastic plate over the feed dogs and it is great mainly because i won't move around on me as I do a big quilt.
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
Theold belt driven Singers are wonderful for FMQ. They are heavy and don't have plastic gears to break like the newer machines and are less than $100.00. I have a big Janome, a Pfaff, a Brother with the big arm, a Singer FW for piecing but its the old reliable Singer black monster that does my FMQ. I have one that the feed dogs drop and a bigger head that I put a plastic plate over the feed dogs and it is great mainly because i won't move around on me as I do a big quilt.
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Try Sears-my kenmore has been a great machine for me. I've had it close to 30 years and prefer to piece on that instead of a much more expensive Viking.
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go to the different sewing places and test drive them
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Originally Posted by weezie
I can only tell you what I would do (because I can ... it is available to me). I would go to my local sewing machine dealer with whom I've dealt for nearly 30 years and look at his refurbished machines. I've bought them before ... and have gotten what were very expensive machines when they were new, at the price of a cheap one, but these previously owned ones are trade-ins, have been serviced by the shop and are a wonderful bargain. The key to this is to have a dealer that you trust ... both to tell you the truth and to be knowledgeable about what machines he sells.
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I often look on Trading Posts or other local papers and websites. Often people are downsizing, or moving or just can't sew anymore and their machines are perhaps not needed by other's in their family. There are bargains to be had, and if you are lucky, there are often lots of extra bits and pieces thrown in.
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Thanks for all your suggestions.
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My Kenmore does everything wonderfully
EXCEPT FMQ!! I've spent 6 months practicing and the bottom of my pratice quilt is full of eyelashes whenever I try to do curves. You might have totally different experience. Love it for piecing and decorative stitching but it is very picky about thread you use and everything when you try to do FMQ. Haven't been able to get anything that is passable. |
You could look on Craigslist, there are some good deals on there sometimes.
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