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I guess this is a survey question. Just curious :icon_question:
It depends on what I feel I can afford and what kind of machine it is. I can't see myself spending 10K for a machine.
Unless you seriously want to machine embroider... any good Janome,,,or Brother,,, but not more than 2,000.00..... i've got a Singer heavy duty CG... 500,,, that cost me NEW.. 185.00 that i LOVE....
Probably no more than $500
I guess it's according to the features you want. If I just wanted a machine to piece and do general sewing with some decorative stitches - I would cap that at $500.
$500 would be the max I would pay for just a sewing machine. My cheap little brother that I just replaced, served me well for over 10 years, and dozens of quilts. I don't know how u can justify spending thousands of $ on a machine unless it cuts the pieces, auto feeds them and then irons them, as you sit back and watch. Some day I want to get an embroidery machine, but don't think I would pay over $1000 for one of them.
Well when i started saving for an emb. machine i planned on spending 1000-1500. That would have been a lower end model(from dealer). DH wanted me to get the best i could and be done with it-no wanting to upgrade in a couple years. The ones I liked, TOL brother/janome at the time were 5-6000 at a dealer.i could not justify spending that much. I ended up buying brother 2002 online for about 2800. It's a one time purchase for me. i know i will never buy one that expensive again. If,and it's a big if, I were to buy a new machine, i would look for something like a brother 1500 for quilting. but i would wait and get the lowest price I could-have seen them online for about 600.
I love my Brother machines. I have the 1500 and the only thing I would like, that it doesn't have is the speed control. There is a Janome 1600 that is similar and a about $200 more but it does have the speed control on it. I guess I couldn't justify paying $200 for speed control...but sometimes I wish I would have.Quote:
Originally Posted by bakermom
I love my Janomes and I have a 10000, bought in 2002, had a 6600, now have a 7700. That one is like a Rolls-Royce of quilting machines ( well, maybe a Mercedes!). It is wonderful. The thing I like about it the most is the 11" by 5" throat space, I can do queen quilts on it. I really did love my 6600, there are many models similar for quilting, it has a 9" throat space. I would recommend that machine to anybody who wants a high quality machine but doesn't have $3000 to spend. The 1600 only sews straight stitches very fast, the 6300 has many similar features to the 6600, something less in features, but I don't know what. Janome had to come up with something new so they came up with 12000, a combination of 11000 and 7700, add those two prices together for the total cost. NO WAY, JOSE!
You buy as much machine as your budget allows, and that is so up to each person. We can all create, no matter what machine we own. Or maybe you only need a pack of needles and do it all by hand. It is so individual, I think there are as many answers to your question as there are people you would ask.
Sorry I didn't get back here to respond.Gardeners and stuff.
I alway's had singers, then I finally got a viking rose. That's my main girl. Love her! She's old but my favorite. Then I invested in a Baby lock serger (evolve). Then I got a Brother from Wally world just to do serging. I have one other that I'm embaressed to talk about.lol
Lorie
I don't have a pre-determined limit. When I got my machines the dealer offered me trade in deals, so I sewed on a few machines, and got the one that I LOVED the most. I am not interested in a new machine, but if/when I am I'll do the same thing.
I have been sewing now for over 23 years and for the vast majority of those years I sewed on an inexpensive machine, or used a needle and thread and did it by hand. Getting a sweet top of the line machine was like driving a Cadillac after riding a tricycle all my life. Sure I CAN sew on a basic machine, I made dance costumes for years on one and they were beautiful. A lot of people don't really care as long as they get from point A to point B. Not me anymore! I want to get to point B as smoothly as possibly on a straight sure path that takes little effort to maintain.
I used to sew for 8-10 hours a day 7 days a week in the middle of dance costume season, having an awesome machine made a world of difference.
Years ago I had a Gammill Long Arm machine that I paid $7000 for and sold it when we moved into our now much smaller home. I purchased a used Janome 11000se for $3100 and a few months later traded it for a new Janome 7700, I love the deep throat space the 7700 has. I think I would probably pay somewhere around $3000 for a great machine although theres many great machines around for a lot less then that. Some of this depends on if you have a fovorite brand or not, in my case Janome.
I am thinking about buying a new machine, but the prices on the high-end machines are staggering! I am shopping for features and then I will deal with price. A good place to look is www.sewingmachinesplus.com. They carry all price ranges of the most popular machines and offer interest-free payments. I'm pretty sure I will buy another Janome. The one I have now is the Memory Craft 4000 and it's been a great machine - it just doesn't have the newer features I want. If I was younger I would spring for a Janome Memory Craft SE 11000, which costs about $6,000. I keep my machines for a long time.
Well, I guess I paid the most I would ever pay for a machine when I bought my Janome 12000 at Christmas, I certainly have no plans to change it, even if they bring one out that makes tea and sweeps the floor!!
And the winner is......csarina! It looks so lovely, sews so much stuff, costs as much as a new car. I hope you love it for a long long time! I'm sure you will!Quote:
Originally Posted by csarina
I made a mistake. I bought my brother for shirring not serging. I couldn't get my viking to do it and found out only none computerized machines work best for shirring.
Now I have a babylock ellagante embroidery machine.I was lucky that we refinanced the house and my hubby let me buy it. But it was $6,000. My daughter is the only one that uses it to make gifts for her friends.
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I wanted to sell it but maybe I should break into using it. It has more stitches than my Rose. For some reason I can't get used to it though.
Lorie
I have sewed for years on my Pfaff Variamatic. I loved this easy to use machine and it served me quite well, and now my Grandaughter is learning to make her own quilts on it. It's a strong machine. Small for what I want, and doesn't like FMQing. My DH bought it for me for Christmas 15 years ago at just over $400. Now I'm loving my Singer Quantum Stylist. It hums along and has been really easy to get to know. Funny thing is....I paid less for it than my DH paid for my Pfaff and it does WAY more. I expect it to be my best friend for several years. I do have my eye on the HQ Sweet Sixteen, but doubt that will ever be reality....$5000+!
I was amazed at myself for paying $1200 for a used machine but I am very happy I did. It does everything I want it to and way more. Perhaps one day I will use all the stitches.
I guess I can re-answer this question since I bought a new machine today. Progress is amazing....20 years ago I paid well over $3000 for my Janome MC4000....today I bought the Janome 9500 for $2000 (on sale) and it does so much more than the 4000. Electronics have come a long way!
I bought the Janome 7700 a few months ago, I wanted a machine that would do a lot and would last a long time, I figure I might as well get the best I can whilst I am working and can afford it, children have all left home so just hubby and I at home, I also have the embroidery machine Janome 350e which i bought second hand, I wanted to try embroidery out without spending a lot of money on a machine, whilst I like the machine a lot the images on the machine are only in black and white so at some stage I will upgrade the machine to one that has colour pictures, not yet, I heard a rumour Janome might be bringing out a new stand alone embroidery machine so fingers crossed it will have what I want.