Sewig Machine
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I'd do a search on Craigs List and buy a nice, second hand machine if I had a very limited budget. You may have to wait a while but there are lots of machines that come up, at least on my local CL. Or visit a dealer and ask about gently used trade-ins.
#3
I bought a Brother from Wal-Mart for 199.00. It came with extra feet for quilting including a walking foot. It's electronic and it has a button for start and stop if you don't want to use the foot pedal. (Love that) I'm a new quilter and this works great for me. When I get more comfortable with quilting I'll up grade. There are others on this board who also have this machine and have had no complaints about it.
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#6
I would consider a vintage machine, perhaps a Singer Model 201, 301, or the 400 or 500 series. They're available for very little money (look on craigslist), they last forever, and they don't require expensive maintenance. Look for one that is in working order if you're not able to do repair work yourself.
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I bought my daughter a Janome DC2010. There is just enough "computer" to have a needle down option, several needle positions so adjusting for accurate seams is easy, some decorative stitches (I can't remember how many but 50 pops into mind), makes 3 different one step buttonholes, etc. I used it to repair some of my son's jeans this summer and was very happy with the way it sewed. (Since I sew with a Pfaff I'm a little spoiled.) The price was really very reasonable.
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