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After All These Years...A New Machine

9/11/2014

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7 inch versus 11.25 inch throat
Happy birthday to me. My wonderful husband wanted me to get a new sewing machine so... I took the plunge and after 20 years stepped off the edge and took the plunge. Oh my gosh. As much as I love my Pfaff 1475CD I had to get a machine with a larger throat for the machine quilting. I was just tired of rolling, scrunching and pushing a lot of fabric through a small area. I went from a 7 inch throat to a 11.25 inch throat. This machine is like an aircraft carrier. I can hardly wait to do my first free motion quilting on it.

I looked at several machines and thought I would get a Pfaff or Janome since I own two Pfaffs and David owns a Janome 6600. The machine I settled on was the Baby Lock Crescendo. What sold me on this machine is the massive lighting system (they call it Enhanced Stadium Lighting) that is adjustable in 5 steps, a very large throat area and the auto needle threading. This machine has a wonderful stitch and feels great when free motion quilting. I tested this machine at several dealers and it was consistent through all the tests I did.

I spent a little time learning all over again how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine, adjust tension and all those things I didn't have to think about on the Pfaff. Hopefully muscle memory will kick in and I won't have to concentrate on these little details in the future. I am looking forward to learning this machine and putting it through its paces. I will be blogging about this machine and what I learn. I may decide that I do not need a mid-arm machine for the size of quilts I  make.

I purchased this machine at Sewing Machines Plus in San Marcos. They were fabulous and really treated me well. If you are looking for a new machine, check them out. There are several great shops in the Temecula and San Diego area so you should be able to find a machine that is perfect for your style of sewing.
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