Another sewing machine to buy

It sure is a beaut, John! Now it's on my list of new SM that I just have to have. Do let us know when you find out the sticker shock.

I've covered every one of my furtue birthdays and Christmas I think until 2025 with "stuff" I had to have and almost all of it has been good stuff. I could easily make it 2026. ;)

How about you? Have you got/boughten anything for Christmas

Donna in WA

My LQS carrys them. I asked the price a few months ago, but I unfortunately don't remember what they said. I do remember that it was rather expensive (at least for me).

Bev in TX

I was afraid of that. There aren't any Babylock machine vendors close to me. So I won't be able to see one any time soon. Not that I could afford one at this time anyway.

John

I saw a demonstration at the PA Quilt Show last year, and it is expensive! If I remember correctly, it's in the $1,500 range.....way too much for a single-purpose machine. That's just my opinion.

I agree that the 1500-1600 price range is a bit much for such a dedicated machine, but then again: "If wishes were horses, then beggars could ride". Sigh!

John

Oh my, John, that was a saying my mother used all the time! She was born and raised in Philadelphia. I have designs done for a quilt based on that saying!

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Mine too. although it was Seattle rather than Philly.

John

It does sound very enticing John. You should probably yield to temptation. :-)

Michelle in Nevada

You are all the sort of people my wife warned me about. Enablers. Nothing but a bunch of enablers.

John

And aren't we good at it ;-)

Lizzy

What a ridiculous price for a machine that has as it's ONLY function the ability to choose the space between stitches. Now, I've wondered why my wonderfully-equipped computerized machines won't let me do just that. It's something I've really wished to be able to do. But.... I'm not anywhere near spending $1,500 just to space out stitches to my liking.

Sunny

We've had lots 'O practice! Thanks a lot, John, for ALL the temptation!! I keep thr** ,,,chiding me DH that I am going to get another one BUT not the one, I don't think!!

Nana...........drooling..........

I know what you are saying. But, in the defense of this machine; It replicates a stitch that is impossible to do with a standard sewing machine, a rather simple running stitch, that heretofore has been done only by hand. and, it uses a rather complicated mechanism, to do it. It only has a single thread source, the bobbin. Now, with all of that said, it doesn't justify the price for me either, unless I had a lot more money in my budget, or, I really wanted to do Sashiko quilts. Well the budget is a non starter, the desire to do Sashiko Quilts, is still there. Maybe I will win the lottery, and then I can buy everybody on the forum one.

John

John

We are at the stage of our lives, my wife and myself, that we really don't want/need anything more to clutter up our house. We just gave each other clothes that we told the other that we wanted, and celebrated Christmas ourselves, and had a very nice, low key day. I didn't buy myself any sewing stuff, but I do have a couple of joann's coupons, that I am going to lay on them this weekend, for some Ginger scissors and Olfa cutting mats. That will keep me happy for awhile, until I win the lottery, then it's "Katy bar the door". Which reminds me the joke about the guy who comes running in the door and tells his wife, "Honey", "pack your bags", "I won the lottery". she said,"Where are we going?", He says "We", "aren't going anywhere". If you are offended by the gender representations in the joke, simply reverse the genders, and laugh.

John

You are all the sort of people my wife warned me about. Enablers. Nothing but a bunch of enablers.

John

John, dear, that's what we girls DO! LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies > > As if I wasn't full up on sewing machines. Along comes Babylock with

You are all the sort of people my wife warned me about. Enablers. Nothing but a bunch of enablers.

John

$1.6K is the price I've heard... which iirc will get you a used industrial capable of doing that same stitch; and faster.

You are so right about the industrial. I had not thought about that. The only drawback is the industrial would require much more dedicated space. But a good option if you have the space.

John

Well, consider this: as soon as you yield to temptation, you aren't tempted any more! Roberta in D, hoping that the pleasure of the temptation isn't greater than the pleasure of owning that machine