So... I think we Americans have so much that we don't recognize when enough is enough. (When will I have enough fabric, for example? Today was the last day for the 25% discount. I had to sit on my hands to NOT to order fabric that I didn't need so that I wouldn't feed my addition. But I DID IT!) When I feel the adrenaline rush that comes from the potential of making an unnecessary purchase, I feel most successful when I take the money I'm ABOUT to spend needlessly/waste and give it to people who really need it. Otherwise, I just have more STUFF to get rid of later. Some days I do better than others ;)
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I have a Viking I bought 35 years ago, still running hard and well. I do look at some of the others I think because they are new and clean (smile) Paid $400.00 back then recond it will last me the rest of my life. I need to stop drooling....
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Lue, Any old time I can make you feel better, just pass the money my way. lol just kidding.
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Definitely got a favorite...one or the other of my 7 Featherweights. BTW, you live just up the road from me, I'm in Delmar. Hello neighbor!
Originally Posted by nhweaver
wow, you win the golden smad award. 30 machines, do you have a favorite?
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I am the same way...I saw the brother project runway at walmart and really wanted it...They are supposed to be really good machines....I love machines too!
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Don't forget to take your machines out about every six to eight months and run them for a minute or so to prevent them from freezing up. The old oil can gel and seize up.
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Originally Posted by ginnie6
I have machine lust. There I said it. I don't need a new machine. Really i don't. I have several older ones now that aren't being used to their potential. And I mean there's only 1 of me and I only have a limited amount of time to sew. So why am I looking at machines online and drooling over them? Why is a cheap Brother machine at WM making my heart flutter? My old White does a perfectly good job...she even does fmq if the user would get better at it! And she's a pretty green color too. Is there a thing as machine addiction like there is fabric addiction?
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I need a 12 step program for buying machines.....I know the heart flutter, increased pulse rate, etc. GO FOR IT lol
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I love this. I started out with a Kenmore for 26 years. When it died, I now have 8. I really didn't need the last ones, but they called to me and I couldn't let them be lonely. :D
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Yes i have seen it on here a lot of times , so you are not alone
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My husband was reading the first two posts over my shoulder. His comment? "My wife is addicted to both!" LOL
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Originally Posted by ginnie6
I have machine lust. There I said it. I don't need a new machine. Really i don't. I have several older ones now that aren't being used to their potential. And I mean there's only 1 of me and I only have a limited amount of time to sew. So why am I looking at machines online and drooling over them? Why is a cheap Brother machine at WM making my heart flutter? My old White does a perfectly good job...she even does fmq if the user would get better at it! And she's a pretty green color too. Is there a thing as machine addiction like there is fabric addiction?
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I want a featherweight really, really bad. Do I need it? No not really. But I remember my mother sewing on one when I was a child. Plus, I'm a very simple sewer. Can't seem to get into all the fancy stuff. I like to piece on a very simple machine. My mom has an Elna Quilter and I do some FMQ on it, but I never use the fancy stuff. Trying to save my change to buy a featherweight.
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Originally Posted by ginnie6
I have machine lust. There I said it. I don't need a new machine. Really i don't. I have several older ones now that aren't being used to their potential. And I mean there's only 1 of me and I only have a limited amount of time to sew. So why am I looking at machines online and drooling over them? Why is a cheap Brother machine at WM making my heart flutter? My old White does a perfectly good job...she even does fmq if the user would get better at it! And she's a pretty green color too. Is there a thing as machine addiction like there is fabric addiction?
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I have a total of 10 machines. I went through the same thing. I am a collector. :roll:
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Hi Neighbor, someday we will have to meet. do you go to the serendipity qs in dagsboro?
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Originally Posted by crashnquilt
Personally I think it must be something in our blood! I average about 3 years between machine purchases. For some reason, completely unknown to me, I can come up with some excuse to purchase a new machine of some type i.e. more powerful machine motor, more stitches, more features, etc. Since my sister is the same way, I honestly believe it is in our blood.
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Hmm - not so much machine lust, but the desire to buy another machine exactly like the one I currently have and really like. I have this thought that I better have a spare stowed away because someday my current machine will give out and I won't be able to find another that I like as much. Kind of like buying several of the same shirt or pants because they'll never make anything like those again in my lifetime! Argh - why do I have anxiety attacks over stuff like this??!!
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Originally Posted by Boscobd
Hmm - not so much machine lust, but the desire to buy another machine exactly like the one I currently have and really like. I have this thought that I better have a spare stowed away because someday my current machine will give out and I won't be able to find another that I like as much. Kind of like buying several of the same shirt or pants because they'll never make anything like those again in my lifetime! Argh - why do I have anxiety attacks over stuff like this??!!
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I have three machines, each a justified purchase: :wink:
1. Husqvarna Viking 500 computerized sewing machine, my first "fancy" sewing machine, bought a couple of years after I got married. I needed it to decorate our new home, plus at that time I was still sewing clothes and had just discovered quilting. 2. Husqvarna Viking Mega Quilter for my new machine quilting frame. Do I need to say more? 3. Bernina Artista 730E, my dream machine! Love to machine embroider, and I can sew on #1 while #3 is embroidering! Before I got the Bernina I did have an inexpensive embroidery machine, but I passed it on to a friend that really wanted it. |
I have 4 sewing machines and a serger. Went to a church rummage sale and bought a vintage White machine, with all the attachments in the original tin (most of them still wrapped in cellophane), the manual still had the warrantee cards in it and I KNOW that machine had maybe been used once. It cost me a whole $3.00!!! I gave it to a friend who wanted to learn to quilt but couldn't afford to buy a machine. I really wanted to keep it, but, I figured I could pay it forward a little and I could use the good Karma.
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I have that disorder too I have a room full of machines and just put a Janome 1200D surger on lay away it will only be my 5th serger so I have 9 machines in my sewing room now 10 will make a even number
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SM hoarders, there is a good looking Singer Rocket or Rocketeer on ebay right now. $189 bid or $229 buy it now. I think that is a really good price.
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I have too many machines, too. The problem is that when you have them it is hard to get rid of them. They each seem to have their purpose, but they all take up space and have to be maintained!!
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Oh, I have the same problem and shame on me, because I haven't even learned what I need on my sigerxl 1000. Use my old pfaff for everything. But it is still fun to look.
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I'm curios, has or does anyone use a surger for quilting? When I sew demin I use a 3 step zig zag on my viking, Surger just sounds easy?
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Originally Posted by cheryl rearick
I'm curios, has or does anyone use a surger for quilting? When I sew demin I use a 3 step zig zag on my viking, Surger just sounds easy?
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I have a whole pile of machines, and the last two weeks I have needed three! The Featherweight was having problems with the thread catching in the bobbin area so it went out of town to be repaired. Then my Pfaff threw a tension fit and usually I can get it corrected, but not this time, so when I go after the Featherweight I will take the Pfaff for repair. Now I am sewing on my Babylock machine and so far it is hanging together! It's okay to have several backups!
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Maybe thats why we have so many machines. Twice I have been left without my machine. Well, I then got a backup and then another and now I'm okay, if ones gets sick or dies.
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All these comments make me feel justified...hee hee hee
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