Which mid arm quilting machine is better for fitting quilts through?
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Singer 74690 confidence quilter computerized sewing and quilting machine, like this one for quilting
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My machine is a Brother SQ9185, not so fancy but it has the quilting arm attachment. The interior dimensions of the bag are 20x15x9 if that helps. I have space for fabric and supplies above my machine.
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I cannot remember....I am sure you can go online with Singer and see...or YouTube. I bought the more expensive model because it did have, I think, more stitch designs, it also cuts thread and I felt for a little extra money, I would go with the best, as it might be my last machine. I test drove the Bernina, Viking, Baby Lock.....I hate my Janome, which is why I was trying to find a better machine overall....I felt the Bernina is a rip-off...women ooh and ah over it to beat the band, but honestly....for the thousands of dollars and the fact that feet are $50.00 each and more...it is an advertising schmooze. Getting women to believe the Bernina is the best is just that...a schmooze! Viking and Singer are now made at the same manufacturing plant....Brother and Baby Lock are made by the same company, also. I have a stand alone embroidery machine by Janome...and I have a Babylock Serger (it's awesome)....and of all the machines I own..,.if I have a project....I go immediately to my Singer Quantum Stylist....it has the strength and the power and all the stitch designs I will ever need...it is much easier to program than the Brother...easier to thread than the Brother...is quieter than the Brother and when it cuts the thread it is MUCH quieter than the Brother and I cannot imagine a project other than sewing awning canvas that it can't do. If you are going to sew awning canvas, then get a mechanical machine...don't be fooled by the word COMMERCIAL....get a TRUE hardcore mechanical machine that doesn't do anything but sew straight stitches
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I love my Janome . I mainly use it for quilting, but also do a lot of alterations for friends and family. Working with thick fabric and seams on blue jeans is the worst, but my janome goes over those seams, well, seamlessly! Haha. Seriously, my Janome has an even feed system that works like a charm on thick fabrics. Hope this info helps. CB
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I have completed two quilts on this machine. One twin size and one queen. I adore this machine and find it very user frendly. I am now making placemats and tablerunners for Christmas gifts. This machine is a breath of fresh air compaired to the Brother I had before.
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sorry i can't help you. I bought it for my Elna and a small Brother (my go to class machine and I like it) but it doesn't fit either. It was a screw size and I couldn't get it off to try a larger size.; no hole on the Brother. I have macular and i am looking for all kinds of help for sewing straight seams. Interesting I asked Vking and other dealers and they didn't know anything about it. Bernina has a complicated one and very expensive and it probably won't fit. A famous quilt designer and artist Patrick Lose on a youtube video used his and the site had a disclaimer on it and said they had so many inquiries that said to check your dealer. HA! non know anything.
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I have a longarm quilting machine - I use the q-snap frame for hand quilting
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I would look in the manual that came with your model machine. I do know that some machines are a little picky and prefer the specific brand and size. I found that out with one of my embroidery machines.
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I also bought this for sewing and quilting. So far I am very happy with it. You can use it with and without steam. I also like that you can bypass the automatic shut off which is great for quilting. In the past I have had several Rowenta's and they all leaked water. I have had no leakage with this one. Very pleased.
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I love this machine. I have done some light quilting so I think it should sew denim but can't swear to it. I purchased for quilt classes due to its light weight. Hope that helps a bit.
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Go with the CS6000i, for 5 bucks, the features are better. and it has the feet to do quilting with. All of the Brother Project Runway models are more expensive .... and you pay for their free advertising.
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It doesn't matter which Brother machine you have. I fits on the back of the part that hooks onto your accessory feet or the back of your walking foot. I think this part is standard on Brother machines. This quilting guide is great for making wide straight lines.
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Standard foot, walking foot, hemming foot, zipper foot, and two sizes of free motion quilting feet! I love this machine! :-)
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I'm a quilter and have used Rowenta for well over twenty years . . .but they're disposable. I got about 18 months out of the models I've bought in last ten years. I switched to Reliable after hearing about a number of fires from people on a quilting forum. You can google "Rowenta fire" and read for yourself. I loud recommend doing so before investing in an iron. I couldn't be happier with the Reliable. The steam is far more powerful.
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I use both presser feet, for different purposes. The quarter inch foot does exactly that, it stops the fabric from moving past the quarter inch mark on the right edge of the fabric, so you get perfect quarter inch seams. It's really handy when doing a narrow rolled hem or french seams or anything that requires a precise quarter inch sewing line. A good 1/4" foot should also have a hole in it so that you can position the needle to the left of center to get perfect 3/8" seams as well (why it's great for french seams and rolled hems.) I sew apparel, and don't quilt, but if I were a quilter, this foot obviously would be mandatory. The joining foot's guide is in the middle of the foot (as opposed to the right edge on the 1/4' foot) which allows you to stitch in the ditch, or stitch 1/16 or 1/8 inch away from the edge of the fabric or edge of a seam line, it works great for top stitching, such as around the edge of a collar or next to any seam line. It also allows you to sew bias binding to the edge of fabric in one step rather than two. The joining foot allows you to use a zig zag stitch to join fabrics at their edges, or sew lace trim onto fabric. The 1/4" foot only allows you to use a straight stitch. Goggle "joining presser foot tutorials", I found a site that had 16 different uses for the joining foot, it has a multitude of uses. I find both presser feet invaluable for apparel sewing, they allow me to sew much faster and accurately at the same time, especially when the stitching is going to show on the outside of a garment. I made a princess seamed coat recently that required all the seams and edges to be topstitched, which was a LOT of topstitching, that joining foot saved me a lot of time and all the topstitching came out perfectly. Neither feet came with my machine, so I had to buy them separately, and I'm glad I did, they both make the difference between sewing quickly with professional looking results and having to sew much slower to maintain accurate sewing lines.
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Frankly I wouldn't buy a rowenta again. There are better travel irons out there for quilting. Sunbeam puts out a travel iron that is solid , it seems to be the hot item amongst quilters. My sister can't keep them on the shelf at her quilt store. There are less piece's to break because its a solid piece and does everything you need for quilting. Good luck
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NO - I had difficulty with this machine sewing sewing on anything i wouldn't reccomend it at all. my Janome hd3000 does very well on heavier fabrics (up to a point) you really need for the very heaviest an industrial mach. i have a very good Singer industrial.