OMG!! What have I done???

[lilmouse]

So happy for you; you will love your Janome.....they are great work horses...I have the MC6500 and love it; and mine is from 2004 and I bought mine on sale too!

[Marebear]

Congrats!! Have a ball getting to know your new baby

[Davidsgirl08]

I've been debating about getting a new machine for a while. My current machine is just a basic Brother CS6000i which I bought in January thinking it was all I needed. Ha! I hear you all giggling already. That was BQ (before quilting) Anyway, I was tired of struggling to move fabric through the harp on it - for starters. My husband has been trying to get me to upgrade for a couple of months. I've been reading all the posts about machines and researching as much as possible. I had signed up with the Sewing & Vacuum Warehouse about a month ago to receive emails and two days ago I received an email that they were having a sale on several different machines including Janomes.

Long story short (I know, I have a hard time making long stories short) I just came home with a brand new Janome Memory Craft 7700 QCP. I am way beyond excited. I looked at the 8900 and was sorely tempted but I couldn't justify paying the price difference (it was not on sale). The 8900 was $4,000.00 and the sale on the 7700 was $1,799.00. They do all the servicing and repairs on site. There are great reviews online about this dealer so I felt very, very comfortable. And, they are only 3 miles from me!

So, now I need to sit down with my new machine and start the learning curve. Oh, yeah, and give her a name...

Thanks for listening to my babbling. Woo-hoo, I am sooo excited. Oh, yeah, I already said that...

Gerri

I have that brother machine I think it works great for quilting.....

[Grandma G]

I have that brother machine I think it works great for quilting.....

This is true. I made two quilts with that Brother machine and finished another quilt top on it just this past Thursday. The quilt top I just finished had a lot of applique, some of it very small, and it was such a struggle for me to turn that fabric through the harp 49 times to complete all the appliques. That's when I hoisted the white flag and told my husband he was right, I was going to seriously look at larger machines.

My comment about the Brother was not meant to offend any users of this model Brother machine. It is still a great machine and I would not think of letting it go. My comment about everyone giggling was more about my naiveté in thinking I would never need to consider another machine.

I apologize to you and any others who thought I was speaking in a demeaning manner.

Gerri

[Juliadlf]

Congratulations on your new machine. I got one - same model as yours - a couple of weeks ago and I'm totally thrilled with it. I call mine "Big Red" LOL. I love all the features and all the feet that comes with it. I have not regretted buying it. I also got a great deal. The machine is so easy to use.
Have fun.

[sally]

Congrats...I up graded last year as well...to a Brother esp. for quilting. Wow makes all the difference.
Just the self threader made the price worth well...no more searching for the little hole...ok searching for my glasses first...then the little hole.
ENJOY!

[Ginny B]

Wow Gerri, congratulations! Enjoy your new machine.

[Lindagie]

Congrats on your new best friend; it is always fun to play around with the new toy, isn't it?

[Mpyles]

Enjoy your new machine!!

[Terri]

Congrats to you!! :-) I am eyeballing the Baby Lock Melody that Mary Fons uses in her tutorials, and read somewhere (here maybe??) that Jenny also uses one. My LQS said the price is $1,799.99, but I can get it for $1,259.99 (30% off).....gotta make up my mind....that price won't last forever. Just recently got a credit card that is 0% interest for the first 18 months, so I could purchase it and pay it off over several months, and not pay any interest. I am a beginner when it comes to quilting, but started sewing in the 8th grade in Home Ec. Honestly haven't sewn a garment in YEARS....having 4 boys in 5 years really cut down on the sewing time and energy! lol So what to y'all think? Should I go for it??