Is there one sewing machine for everthing you want?
#1
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Is there one sewing machine for everthing you want?
So for the last couple of days I have been watching videos on different sewing machines that I would like to have. I know I want a sewing machine that is a sewing/embroidery and quilting machine but I haven't found one really. The embroidery machine I have looking at is Brother 6800 which is $360.82 and Juki TL-2010Q High Performance which is 999.00 I found this one I can make payments on. I really like the Janome 8900QCP but couldn't find a place to make payments online to get it. I need some advice on should I just break down and get two different sewing machines? or keep searching for a place online to get a Janome 8900QCP? the reason I say online is because my closes dealer is 2 hours away. I would really like your thoughts on this?
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Looking is fine but I suggest you get to a larger quilt show where dealers will have all sorts of brands that you can test drive. It is like buying a car, you need to test drive and see what works best for you. Have FUN!
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So for the last couple of days I have been watching videos on different sewing machines that I would like to have. I know I want a sewing machine that is a sewing/embroidery and quilting machine but I haven't found one really. The embroidery machine I have looking at is Brother 6800 which is $360.82 and Juki TL-2010Q High Performance which is 999.00 I found this one I can make payments on. I really like the Janome 8900QCP but couldn't find a place to make payments online to get it. I need some advice on should I just break down and get two different sewing machines? or keep searching for a place online to get a Janome 8900QCP? the reason I say online is because my closes dealer is 2 hours away. I would really like your thoughts on this?
#5
they have not yet put a machine on the market that does everything i wish it would.
it's a good thing, too.
i could never afford it. LOL LOL LOL
it's a good thing, too.
i could never afford it. LOL LOL LOL
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Have you seen the Facebook group that does machine embroidery using vintage machines? It is beautiful. I tried it and my first attempt looked great. No fancy machine needed at all. I have been embroidering up a storm and it hasn't cost me anything but thread and stabilizer. I use an old metal embroidery hoop. The machine I use is an old Singer 99. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421958014741838/
I was about to buy a very expensive embroidery machine until I tried it. It's much more fun then watching a machine do the work for me. I feel like I am the creator, not the machine.
I was about to buy a very expensive embroidery machine until I tried it. It's much more fun then watching a machine do the work for me. I feel like I am the creator, not the machine.
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Have you seen the Facebook group that does machine embroidery using vintage machines? It is beautiful. I tried it and my first attempt looked great. No fancy machine needed at all. I have been embroidering up a storm and it hasn't cost me anything but thread and stabilizer. I use an old metal embroidery hoop. The machine I use is an old Singer 99. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421958014741838/
I was about to buy a very expensive embroidery machine until I tried it. It's much more fun then watching a machine do the work for me. I feel like I am the creator, not the machine.
I was about to buy a very expensive embroidery machine until I tried it. It's much more fun then watching a machine do the work for me. I feel like I am the creator, not the machine.
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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I really prefer separate machines for separate activities. I frequently have my embroidery machine running while I am sewing something else. You can't do that with a combo machine. For quilting, I finally bought a sit down quilter, a Handiquilter Sweet 16. Yes, great quilters can do wonderful work on DSMs, but I can't :-) There is always a compromise in machines that do multiple things. Sometimes you just have to accept the compromise because of space or money, but I would really recommend at least looking at a separate embroidery machine.
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