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    Sunnyok's Avatar Sunnyok is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: What are your "must have's" on your sewing machine for quilting?

    One more note Babyloc and Brother are made by the same company. They are Japanese made machines.

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    Default Re: What are your "must have's" on your sewing machine for quilting?

    I have the Babylock ellisimo and I feel so spoiled every time I use it. My local dealer had a huge 50% off sale and my mom had seen me drooling over it and for my next birthday it had a huge bow on it. I never would have bought it on my own. I had wanted a machine to embroider and quilt and I can do everything with it. My last machine, which I still use, only had straight, zigzag and forward and back. It's a 41 year old white. I like the threader, thread cutter, bright light, and it's so much easier to pop feet on and off that my old one. My ultimate favorite "can't live without" thing, though, is that the tensions are so easy to adjust compared to the unmarked dials on my old machine. It also had such a "deep throat" (that sounds like a political scandal) that I feel I could attempt larger quilts. Now- this said, my sister in law has a brother (same company) that can do all the things I love for mug cheaper. The difference between our machines is that I can upload self-created embroidery designs and she has to stick with already designed patterns. I would try out different shops out as well, because service makes a huge difference.
    Lin

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    Default Re: What are your "must have's" on your sewing machine for quilting?

    Wow, you are very lucky !!!! I just bought a brother sq9000 (my old brother is still good but wanted an electronic machine with more stitches) and my parent's freaked out because I paid $200.00 !

    Kelley

    Quote Originally Posted by Onetiredmomma View Post
    I have the Babylock ellisimo and I feel so spoiled every time I use it. My local dealer had a huge 50% off sale and my mom had seen me drooling over it and for my next birthday it had a huge bow on it. I never would have bought it on my own. I had wanted a machine to embroider and quilt and I can do everything with it. My last machine, which I still use, only had straight, zigzag and forward and back. It's a 41 year old white. I like the threader, thread cutter, bright light, and it's so much easier to pop feet on and off that my old one. My ultimate favorite "can't live without" thing, though, is that the tensions are so easy to adjust compared to the unmarked dials on my old machine. It also had such a "deep throat" (that sounds like a political scandal) that I feel I could attempt larger quilts. Now- this said, my sister in law has a brother (same company) that can do all the things I love for mug cheaper. The difference between our machines is that I can upload self-created embroidery designs and she has to stick with already designed patterns. I would try out different shops out as well, because service makes a huge difference.

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