Please forgive me being boring, I love sewing machines and have owned a lot of different ones. Feel free to skip my post!
This is my main machine. I bought her used off ebay sort of by mistake a good number of years ago. She has been fantastic and I am completely spoiled by some of the features. She baulks a little at really heavy stuff but I have a rocketeer (no picture) -- a singer 503a that I drag out for that who could sew through a tree or two. Plus the rocketeers are so pretty.
image by oScarlet, on Flickr
This is my workhorse though, my serger. Please excuse the mess, I am a messy sew-er. I had a fancy Bernina one that I had to sell many years ago when we had a very expensive plumbing problem. I went to Walmart and bought a $150 machine to tide me over. I made hundreds of cloth diapers on this machine sewing through four layers of towelling and other heavy duty fabrics. This machine is 12 years old, has never been professionally serviced and treated very poorly because I thought it was a temporary solution. I later bought a TOL Baby lock and sold it, I like this better. It is loud and not very sophisticated but is the machine I use more than anything.
image by oScarlet, on Flickr
I also use my son's lotus, especially when I need to go somewhere. It is a ¾ size and so fun. No free arm though which makes kids clothes a little tricky. This was a bargain ebay machine, it cost less than $100 and was in fantastic shape with all original doodads except the original needles. He does not appreciate it at all now but loved it when he was young.
image by oScarlet, on Flickr
image by oScarlet, on Flickr
I also have a Viking 6440 that needs a spare part and came to me broken. It has sat for some time though, perhaps when #1 son goes to college...
I think my favourite machine ever was a Pfaff 1471 I bought from an estate sale without trying it. It was $25 but needed extensive repairs and I baulked when the local pfaff dealer told me how much. He told me that it was worth it and if I didn't like her when she was fixed up he would buy it from me at a profit. She sewed very beautifully and the dual feed on the pfaffs is a pleasure to sew with, especially on slippery muck like nylon. My friend adored her and persuaded me to sell her to her. I also had a Pfaff 1222e that was a fantastic machine. I sold her to pay for the repairs on the 1471. If you find either of these machines in good repair you will be very happy with them!
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