Watch this before you buy a sewing machine! Best sewing machine brands, cost & features for quilters
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2018
- I am always being asked what to look for when buying a sewing machine on UA-cam and in our shop, Quilt Addicts Anonymous in Rock Island, IL. So this video goes over absolutely everything you need to know about buying a sewing machine for quilting.
I go over the features and accessories you need if you want to use it for quilting, brands that are good and have sewing machines at a variety of price points so you can get a great machine no matter what your budget, the importance of buying from a local quilt shop or sewing machine repair shop vs. a big box store, and how much $$$ you need to spend to get a good machine.
This video is not sponsored and I did not receive anything free that is featured in the video. I also do not sell sewing machines in my quilt shop. These are just my honest opinions formed from my own experiences and from watching students struggle with less than ideal machines in my quilting classes.
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thank you! a real sewing machine review video, not a robot voice and slide show. :) thanks for the good advice.
You are so right about big box stores and cheap machines. When I was 23 I bought my first machine, a Kenmore. I would sew on it and my seams would fall apart in the wash. No matter what I did nothing helped. It left me thinking that all home sewing machines were like it, so I stopped sewing. Fast forward 15 years later after talking with a sale person I found out the tension must have been messed up and the machine was broken right out of the box. I got a viking and a baby lock serger and have been happy ever since. Buy the best you can afford!
Excellent advice Stephanie! I bought a Brother at Costco about 5 years ago and it broke irreparably within 2 years. So I bought a Baby Lock from a local dealer, which included 8 hours of free classes. It does everything you described, AND it's the quietest sewing machine I've ever used. I now have a Baby Lock Serger also, and 2 antique Singers that still work.
Brother has great machines... I have one that I have had for over 19 years and it still runs...
I really learned a lot, and loved your take on buying a new machine for quilting. Thank you. Will be heading to my local retailer tomorrow. Great advice.
I love my Pfaff! Never had any problem. No screws, no extra parts. Takes about 3 seconds to put your walking foot in place! I use mine almost all the time for sewing everything. My needle threader is still working very well. The one on the Babylock is spotty. I own both a Pfaff, Kenmore & Babylock and used a Janome.
Lots of great info. I am researching to buy a new machine and this was very helpful. TFS
I was In a sew and vac and I was looking at the pfaff quilt expression 720,pfaff creative icon and pfaff expression 710 and janome continental m7 trying out all these fancy machines just to get a feel... I love the feature of the pfaff that when you put u press pedal that the presser foot goes down automatically
I've sewn on most machines, including industrial. I've owned Brother, Pfaff, Kenmore, Janome and Bernette. The only one I had problems with was the Pfaff. My favourite of the less expensive machines was the Bernette. It just had a really nice stitch and was super reliable and easy to use. I currently have a Janome 6600 and an inexpensive Brother for the free arm feature. My overlocker/serger is Kenmore which is okay but I have my eye on an old Elna a friend is considering selling. It runs like butter.
Thank you for taking the time to give this good advice. 8-)
I love my Babylock. It has never caused problems and stitches beaytifully
This video has been very helpful thank you !
I bought a baby lock Lyric for 1,000. And have had trouble with it, I clean mine out after each project I get skipped stitches, the bobbin doesn’t wind correctly and getting a 1/4 inch seam was impossible and I bought it at a local dealer and they are useless. If I had to do it over I would buy a Juki from big box store for a cheaper price.
Thanks for your advice. Luckily, our local dealer has Janome, Baby Lock, Viking, etc. Hope to buy a new machine when they get some back in stock.
Number 1 concern should be whether there is a local dealer. Buyer beware-many dealers only service the high end machines that they sell, they won’t repair inexpensive machines by the same manufacturer. That said, the Brother SE625 is an amazing inexpensive machine with an outstanding set of features that normally are only found in higher end machines.
Well said, informative and helpful. Thank you.
So, if you don't live near a sewing machine store, you're in tough shape. Seems to me the only option for many of us is "Big Box" store. We all should be aware of the effect the "big box" had on our local businesses. As far as I can tell, a Baby Lock dealer is probably 1000 miles away from me.
Great advice. Thank you.
Another issue that may apply is big box stores may have an OEM variation. For example, John Deer tractors have have a dealer model that uses quality steal in the differential but Lowes can list the same model but the differential is made in India from pot metal to get production down to box store pricing. One on the major reasons dealers only service machines that they sell themselves. I imagine that the sewing machine industry is similar.
I think Baby locks are terrific, but I'll stand by my Viking all day long!