embroidery machines

[Sandy Navas]

My Victor/Victoria (the name varies depending upon which suit he/she wears) is a Husqvarna Viking Designer Diamond. I have five hoops for it - a 4x4, a 5x7, an 8x8, a 10.2x7.9, a 14.2x7.9, and a 14.2x13.8 (inches all). I also have another larger hoop that cost an arm and a leg that I've never used . . .

[Bernina2]

The 5 x 7 is the hoop I use the most.
There aren't many designs large enough to pay
for the expense of a larger hoop.

[Sandy Navas]

The 5 x 7 is the hoop I use the most.
There aren't many designs large enough to pay
for the expense of a larger hoop.

Ahh, I use a whole lot of designs that won't fit in a 5x7 . . .

[Cat n bull]

The 5 x 7 is the hoop I use the most.
There aren't many designs large enough to pay
for the expense of a larger hoop.

???

There are countless designs bigger than 5x7.

Thousands of them!

[Genny]

Ahh, I use a whole lot of designs that won't fit in a 5x7 . . .

I do too...I have a lot of them. Most of my Blackwork designs wouldn't fit in a 5x7 hoop.

[sleepydiver]

Pfaff creative 2.0. The largest hoop size is 10.2x7.9 or 260x200mm. It seems to be large enough for what I do. I am able to resize most larger designs (within reason) to fit it using embrilliance.

[Bubby]

My Janome 12000 came with four hoops: 5.5" square; 9.1" square; 9.1 x 11.8 and 3.9 x 1.6 for collars and cuffs and other small spaces. I have 11" to the right of the needle. My Janome 9500's largest hoop was 5 x 7. I definitely felt very restricted as far as designs I could stitch but it sure does beautiful embroidery.

[Cathy F]

Bubby and Sandy, I'd love to play on your machines with hoops that size! Oh, how I wish!

My local quilt shop has been kind enough to split some patterns for me when they are too large stitch count. I don't know how to do that myself though.

[amartin24]

I'd like to add on to this question if I may.....for all of you with the Embroidery machines....do you use them for quilting patterns too to quilt your own quilts?

[Cathy F]

I'd like to add on to this question if I may.....for all of you with the Embroidery machines....do you use them for quilting patterns too to quilt your own quilts?

I have not done any quilting with mine. I have seen some pictures posted of those who do and it looks very nice. I don't like sandwiching my quilts so I send them all out to be done. Maybe I'd try it on a small table runner/topper though.