Bought a sewing machine

> OK, I'll admit it. I'm looking for that perfect machine to take to workshops
> and retreats and it's just not out there, is it.
>
> I have a Husqvarna SE that I love. I love it so much, I find it hard to sew
> on anything else and feel comfortable. I don't have a pressure foot lever
> and the foot lifts automatically when the machine stops if it's in the
> needle down position. Which makes it perfect for button hole appliqué.
>
> But it weights about 100 pounds. Not really, but it may as well.
>
> I have a Janome Jem. It's a fun little machine, but if I'm taking a
> workshop and need anything other than basic stitches, it's out. I have a
> Featherweight and, of course, it's the same situation.
>
> I was at a workshop last week and a few of the girls had the Janome Jem
> Platinum 760. It has more stitches and I liked it a lot, but when I sewed on
> it, I didn't think it fed the top and bottom fabric right. I wasn't using
> pins, but it didn't come out even. I didn't say anything and none of the
> girls using the machine mentioned this. But my friend blogged about the
> machine and said we were considering it and there were a couple of people
> who mentioned it without any prompting.
>
> So the sewing machine place was across the street from the workshop site and
> the next day I went. He didn't have a Platinum, but said he had some on
> order it and would ship it to me. Then he showed me another machine. It's a
> Janome DC 2010. I sat down and sewed on it and it seems a little more
> substantial than the Jem (it might weigh a couple pounds more, but not
> much). It has a needle up/down and a decent buttonhole stitch. It has a
> very pretty regular stitch, which I love.
>
> I've sewn on it a little bit and I gotta tell you, it handles the heavy
> seams better than my Husqvarna. I have always had trouble with that machine
> veering off track when it came to a thick seam crossing. Everything else
> made up for it, but it still aggravated me.
>
> So, until they make a Husqvarna that weighs 12 pounds and does everything my
> big one does, I think I might like this little Janome. For the first time,
> I have a quilt table for a machine. I think, in addition to travelling, I
> will set this machine up on my kitchen or dining room table when I need to
> sew big, honkin' rows together. I knock crap everywhere when I try to do
> this at my regular work space because I am so used to miniature quilts.
>
> Ok, that's the latest from your roving reporter.
>
> Cindy

> OK, I'll admit it. I'm looking for that perfect machine to take to workshops
> and retreats and it's just not out there, is it.
>
> I have a Husqvarna SE that I love. I love it so much, I find it hard to sew
> on anything else and feel comfortable. I don't have a pressure foot lever
> and the foot lifts automatically when the machine stops if it's in the
> needle down position. Which makes it perfect for button hole appliqué.
>
> But it weights about 100 pounds. Not really, but it may as well.
>
> I have a Janome Jem. It's a fun little machine, but if I'm taking a
> workshop and need anything other than basic stitches, it's out. I have a
> Featherweight and, of course, it's the same situation.
>
> I was at a workshop last week and a few of the girls had the Janome Jem
> Platinum 760. It has more stitches and I liked it a lot, but when I sewed on
> it, I didn't think it fed the top and bottom fabric right. I wasn't using
> pins, but it didn't come out even. I didn't say anything and none of the
> girls using the machine mentioned this. But my friend blogged about the
> machine and said we were considering it and there were a couple of people
> who mentioned it without any prompting.
>
> So the sewing machine place was across the street from the workshop site and
> the next day I went. He didn't have a Platinum, but said he had some on
> order it and would ship it to me. Then he showed me another machine. It's a
> Janome DC 2010. I sat down and sewed on it and it seems a little more
> substantial than the Jem (it might weigh a couple pounds more, but not
> much). It has a needle up/down and a decent buttonhole stitch. It has a
> very pretty regular stitch, which I love.
>
> I've sewn on it a little bit and I gotta tell you, it handles the heavy
> seams better than my Husqvarna. I have always had trouble with that machine
> veering off track when it came to a thick seam crossing. Everything else
> made up for it, but it still aggravated me.
>
> So, until they make a Husqvarna that weighs 12 pounds and does everything my
> big one does, I think I might like this little Janome. For the first time,
> I have a quilt table for a machine. I think, in addition to travelling, I
> will set this machine up on my kitchen or dining room table when I need to
> sew big, honkin' rows together. I knock crap everywhere when I try to do
> this at my regular work space because I am so used to miniature quilts.
>
> Ok, that's the latest from your roving reporter.
>
> Cindy
>
>

> Great, detailed report Cindy! I think you ought to get a job as sewing
> machine critic. :-) Now that would be a fun job, wouldn't it?
> Best regards,
> Michelle in Nevada
> teleflora wrote:
>> OK, I'll admit it. I'm looking for that perfect machine to take to
>> workshops and retreats and it's just not out there, is it.
>> I have a Husqvarna SE that I love. I love it so much, I find it hard to
>> sew on anything else and feel comfortable. I don't have a pressure foot
>> lever and the foot lifts automatically when the machine stops if it's in
>> the needle down position. Which makes it perfect for button hole
>> appliqué.
>> But it weights about 100 pounds. Not really, but it may as well.
>> I have a Janome Jem. It's a fun little machine, but if I'm taking a
>> workshop and need anything other than basic stitches, it's out. I have a
>> Featherweight and, of course, it's the same situation.
>> I was at a workshop last week and a few of the girls had the Janome Jem
>> Platinum 760. It has more stitches and I liked it a lot, but when I sewed
>> on it, I didn't think it fed the top and bottom fabric right. I wasn't
>> using pins, but it didn't come out even. I didn't say anything and none
>> of the girls using the machine mentioned this. But my friend blogged
>> about the machine and said we were considering it and there were a couple
>> of people who mentioned it without any prompting.
>> So the sewing machine place was across the street from the workshop site
>> and the next day I went. He didn't have a Platinum, but said he had some
>> on order it and would ship it to me. Then he showed me another machine.
>> It's a Janome DC 2010. I sat down and sewed on it and it seems a little
>> more substantial than the Jem (it might weigh a couple pounds more, but
>> not much). It has a needle up/down and a decent buttonhole stitch. It
>> has a very pretty regular stitch, which I love.
>> I've sewn on it a little bit and I gotta tell you, it handles the heavy
>> seams better than my Husqvarna. I have always had trouble with that
>> machine veering off track when it came to a thick seam crossing.
>> Everything else made up for it, but it still aggravated me.
>> So, until they make a Husqvarna that weighs 12 pounds and does everything
>> my big one does, I think I might like this little Janome. For the first
>> time, I have a quilt table for a machine. I think, in addition to
>> travelling, I will set this machine up on my kitchen or dining room table
>> when I need to sew big, honkin' rows together. I knock crap everywhere
>> when I try to do this at my regular work space because I am so used to
>> miniature quilts.
>> Ok, that's the latest from your roving reporter.
>> Cindy
>>

> Yeah, but they're like puppies. I'd want to keep all of them!
>
> Cindy
>
>> Great, detailed report Cindy! I think you ought to get a job as sewing
>> machine critic. :-) Now that would be a fun job, wouldn't it?
>> Best regards,
>> Michelle in Nevada
>> teleflora wrote:
>>> OK, I'll admit it. I'm looking for that perfect machine to take to
>>> workshops and retreats and it's just not out there, is it.
>>> I have a Husqvarna SE that I love. I love it so much, I find it hard to
>>> sew on anything else and feel comfortable. I don't have a pressure foot
>>> lever and the foot lifts automatically when the machine stops if it's in
>>> the needle down position. Which makes it perfect for button hole
>>> appliqué.
>>> But it weights about 100 pounds. Not really, but it may as well.
>>> I have a Janome Jem. It's a fun little machine, but if I'm taking a
>>> workshop and need anything other than basic stitches, it's out. I have a
>>> Featherweight and, of course, it's the same situation.
>>> I was at a workshop last week and a few of the girls had the Janome Jem
>>> Platinum 760. It has more stitches and I liked it a lot, but when I sewed
>>> on it, I didn't think it fed the top and bottom fabric right. I wasn't
>>> using pins, but it didn't come out even. I didn't say anything and none
>>> of the girls using the machine mentioned this. But my friend blogged
>>> about the machine and said we were considering it and there were a couple
>>> of people who mentioned it without any prompting.
>>> So the sewing machine place was across the street from the workshop site
>>> and the next day I went. He didn't have a Platinum, but said he had some
>>> on order it and would ship it to me. Then he showed me another machine.
>>> It's a Janome DC 2010. I sat down and sewed on it and it seems a little
>>> more substantial than the Jem (it might weigh a couple pounds more, but
>>> not much). It has a needle up/down and a decent buttonhole stitch. It
>>> has a very pretty regular stitch, which I love.
>>> I've sewn on it a little bit and I gotta tell you, it handles the heavy
>>> seams better than my Husqvarna. I have always had trouble with that
>>> machine veering off track when it came to a thick seam crossing.
>>> Everything else made up for it, but it still aggravated me.
>>> So, until they make a Husqvarna that weighs 12 pounds and does everything
>>> my big one does, I think I might like this little Janome. For the first
>>> time, I have a quilt table for a machine. I think, in addition to
>>> travelling, I will set this machine up on my kitchen or dining room table
>>> when I need to sew big, honkin' rows together. I knock crap everywhere
>>> when I try to do this at my regular work space because I am so used to
>>> miniature quilts.
>>> Ok, that's the latest from your roving reporter.
>>> Cindy
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