I'm the first to admit my dislike of free-motion quilting...oh I admire those that have conquered the skill, but over-all I've always been more of a handwork person.
Recently I was whining about the tension issues I was having while attempting to quilt a piece. Turns out, it wasn't just my lack of FM skills, my machine decided to disrupt the tension, even when sewing a straight stitch. Living in our area has some drawbacks.....one is access to repair people. ANY sort of repair needs will lead to hair pulling. In this case, there's not a single Janome dealer closer than a 3 hr. round trip drive.
My Janome 8900 is now in the hands of someone who can hopefully get it up and running quickly. Thankfully, I have a spare machine (thank you Denny). My first love, a Pfaff. I'd have stuck with that brand except after who knows how many times this company has been bought and sold, their machines are now quite inferior. Fortunately, the old faithful 7570 I have still makes me smile.
2 comments:
Never fun to have to take a machine for repair! Such a rainy morning this morning, perfect day to get some sewing done. I love my Pfaff too.
I would switch off each year to have my machine cleaned in Florida! Dealership was only 7 miles from the house...here in Michigan it's over an hour to where my machine can be repaired/cleaned...that's almost 90 min. to and another 90 min. back a week or two later...ugh...don't know what I'll do now...I just might end up cleaning myself...so far, knock on wood, I haven't needed any repairs! Fingers crossed! Good luck with your machine!
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