quilting set up

It looks really flimsy and cheap to me; but it's difficult to tell.

I wouldn't buy from this particular vendor. Mostly because he/she doesn't seem to care enough about presentation of his/her product to bother showing the set-up WITH a machine and quilt.

Besides the fact that he she refers to the stylus several times as a "laser stylist." I dunno. I'm not spell-flaming or anything, but if the person doesn't care enough about her reputation to make sure the product presentation is correct, how much would they care about other aspects of the sale.

IIRC, the Handiquilter is one of the lower-end machines and it's about $9,000.

Sherry

Correction: I didn't mean to leave the impression that the Handiquilter isn't a good quilting machine. I like it. I meant that *price-wise*, it's on the lower end, I think.

Sherry

thats why i posted this. thot it was insane anyone could make a machine and sell it for that low low price. must be sumpin weird about it. j.

"Sherry" wrote... Correction: I didn't mean to leave the impression that the Handiquilter isn't a good quilting machine. I like it. I meant that *price-wise*, it's on the lower end, I think.

Sherry

Sure looks nice to me - but what do I know? A friend of mine hopes to be buying a longarm next year. I'm thinking it will take at least that long to consider all the possibilities and weigh them carefully. I'd probably need to be at least 40 years younger to wander into that territory. Polly

Three words. Made In china.

John

the freight alone would probably cost more than that. says on the site her dh made that set up himself. tho i see your point. cheap often equates the same. j.

"John" wrote... Three words. Made In china. John

"J*" wrote:

Go back and look at the pictures, Sherry - there IS a sewing machine in the setup and she is sewing on it in the last few pix.

The rest of the prices on the site are low too, lectures $175 and classes $200-300. I had to look to make sure this wasn't a page from the internet archives (wayback, etc.) LOL

Do you ever wonder what the profit is on the Gammils that cost close to $20,000? And the new $13,000 Berninas? I have a friend who recently purchased a computer system for her long arm to the tune of $15,000. How come when technology is getting so good and so inexpensive, things like sewing machines keep getting more expensive? I think crafters are truly being taken advantage of!

Mickie

It looks really flimsy and cheap to me; but it's difficult to tell.

I wouldn't buy from this particular vendor. Mostly because he/she doesn't seem to care enough about presentation of his/her product to bother showing the set-up WITH a machine and quilt.

Besides the fact that he she refers to the stylus several times as a "laser stylist." I dunno. I'm not spell-flaming or anything, but if the person doesn't care enough about her reputation to make sure the product presentation is correct, how much would they care about other aspects of the sale.

IIRC, the Handiquilter is one of the lower-end machines and it's about $9,000.

Sherry

I dunno, but I'd have to see it up front and personal. And they get 2 points off for repeatedly spelling "stylus" as "stylist."

It's pretty hard to see anything at all about the machine itself, but I can't quite imagine the velcro taking the place of a ratchet or other "hard" system.

For longer arm on a tight budget, I'd look at the Bailey systems or at a WOW machine. Both have been around for years and seem to have happy customers.

--Heidi

Howdy!

So that's where Jo is. She had a quilt shop in Dallas for years; everyone knew Jo. Thanks for the trip/link.

R/Sandy - hand quilter

Oh, I'm sorry, Mickey; I did not scroll down far enough.

I think I have a natural tendency to be leery of a bargain machine ever since I bought a bargain sewing machine. People advised me to invest a little more money and buy a reputable machine, even if I had to get a pre-owned one. I bought the thing anyway, and it was worthless. It wacked out every time it hit a pressed seam. Just couln't handle that much thickness. I gave it away. So it was sure no bargain in the end.

The handiquilter looks flimsy compared to the GAmmill. So I guess it's all relative.

You make a really good point about technology becoming affordable. Like LCD big-screen TV's even. They're half the price they were when they first came out. Quality sewing machines just seem to go up, up up.

Sherry

I think the price of new sewing machines (the good ones) continues to go up because quilters (and other sewists) take great pride in telling how much they paid for a machine. Computer nerds take great pride in telling how cheaply they managed to put together a smokin' setup. Likewise car buyers and house buyers and just about anything else. I think when we start talking about bargains as a good thing and trampling each other to get to cheap dealers, then maybe good machines will start to come down in price.

Sunny