Sewing Machine Inventory

Oh my, is he wrong!!!!!!!!!!! I embroider a tremendous amount of time, and sew on the other machine while the embroidery machine is working. I'd be lost without 2 machines. Gen

i'll vouch for that. i've seen Gen do just that. i was amazed and fascinated. Gen does some incredible designs on her jackets etc.

you keep both those mach> Oh my, is he wrong!!!!!!!!!!! I embroider a tremendous amount of time, and sew

I also have a Viking in my past (lurid or not so), but I'm now a Bernina

630 user. :D I love it, and it's the third Bernina I've owned. I also use my featherweight (used to belong to MIL) when traveling, unless I need a zigzag. I do have a 99K handcrank, but I really don't use it.

Not counting the collectors - I sew on:

Brother 1500 - used for most piecing and lots of quilting Bernina 440 - used for some quilting - not as much as I should probably Brother 4000D - Embroidery and decorative stitching Brother 8200 - Back up machine when I'm in a crunch with embroidery Featherweight -( 2) One for classes - one I keep in school to teach my Quilt Club kiddies to sew on.

301 - Back up machine when I don't feel like working on the others Another Featherweight - a sick puppy I bought to see if I could fix it

- I did and I'm using it, but may give it to my daughter. Singer 15 - Hubby picked up at a garage sale - use for heavy duty sewing like fixing his leather jacket and hemming jeans - can handle thick tough fabrics better than other machines. Johnson Ruffler - old - not sure if it works - have to try it out, but if it does, it will get used. My daughter picked it up on freecycle for me.

If someone offers me a machine, I just can't say no.

L>Just curious.... what machines do you sew on?

PATCHogue, NY

Ouch! I've sewn through my finger, but the only injury with a rotary cutter was when I sliced off some long hair leaning over the board.

Linda PATCHogue, NY

Linda PATCHogue, NY

I use a Bernina 1008 for piecing of quilt tops. A Janome 1600db for quilting of those tops. a Bernina Aurora 430 for sewing clothes and a New home 234 Serger for clothing construction. That is it, currently.

John

Allison, I have a Kenmore Elite too and I love it. Dixie in NB.

When I give to you something I made with my hands I share my heart.

Right now my Stradivaro [Singer 15 knockoff] I got for $8.00 on eBay. Also Singer 834 amd FW that needs maintenance. All my others a collectors, that will be sold in next few weeks [there are four of them]

G> Just curious.... =A0what machines do you sew on?

I have a new Janome 6600 ( I LOVE it :) and a Janome decor excel 5018 which I also love but have moved to a less used location since the purchase of my

6600. I also have a janome 644 serger which I also really like. It is a basic model but it is very nice to work with. I own an older husquavarna which I almost never use though have no real good reason not too. It is computerized and does many of the same things as my new Janome. I just really prefer the Janome line for some reason... much like Polly and her berninas I suppose :)

Carissa

I do most of my piecing on an old Singer Featherweight. For the actual quilting, I use an old Singer 301. Clothing and non-quilting domestic sewing I do on an older Kenmore, 1981 or so.

I have 7 machines at the last count, 3 in various stages of repair.

I do 90% of my sewing on my Bernina 160, 10% on my Centennial model Singer featherweight.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Mine is Husqvarna Viking 715 (LOVE IT!!) that DH bought me after me old one broke making Christmas gifts. (2 days before Christmas!) And a Berninna serger.

Nana ........ posting from good ole 'puter!!

Here are my machines: Bernina 440QE quilter's edition Husqvarna-Viking Designer SE Husqvarna Viking 936 Serger Husqvarna felting machine Kenmore relegated to the attic

I use the Bernina for piecing and for classes as it's smaller and lighter than the SE. I got the SE mainly for embroidery work but I like it for sewing as well. And the serger is wonderful.

I have had several machines out and used at once. The SE was happily embroidering a design on a stack of dinner napkins while I was piecing a quilt with the Bernina. Once the embroidery was completed on each napkin, I serged the edges to finish them off. So, you see more than one machine is a must! Besides when the Bernina went into the shop for it's annual cleaning, I had the SE to keep me company.

Lydia Grapeview, WA

I have over 100 machines total most are sitting on a shelf..but I currently have six machines set up or 'ready to go', in my sewing room, and here is what I use them for:

Viking 1+ -- sewing, embroidery, buttonholes, mending

Viking Rose -- embroidery/free motion quilting

Viking 6570 - satin stitching

221 Featherweight - piecing

Viking 936 Serger - serging

Elna Stell SP - portable for classes and trips

Now, I've got eight (yes 8) other machines in the closet in the sewing room, but they're not being used for anything currently :)

All the other 'collectors' are in various rooms throughout the house!

-Irene

Um ... can I come live with you? ;)

-- Connie :)

I'll have to play around with that. I have the FW book that is written by Nancy Johnson-Srebro - maybe she had some information about it. I had heard there was an attachment that allowed you to zig-zag - I don't know if I have it though.

I have 2 Janomes and one Kenmore. My Janome 6600 likes to act up - probably because I love it so much. So, I then use the "kid" The little Janome that I take to lessons, bees, etc. It always works, but of course doesn't embroider.

My Kenmore is a standby. It has some fancy stitches, but no alphabet. It is a work horse.