Straight needle plate
I love having a straight needle plate on my machine when I’m sewing triangle pieces. Yet another strike against the newer Brother machine I have — they don’t make one for it. Can anyone tell me why they’d manufacture a machine meant for quilting and not have a straight needle plate for it?
I’ve just about convinced myself to buy a new machine. I love the Elna but it’s slow and while I never thought I’d say this, I miss the knee lift and thread cutter from the newer machine.
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What Elna machine do you have? There is not a straight needle plate for my machine according to every source I have found. I would love to have one since I think it makes piecing so much easier!
Not even an aftermarket plate for this one?
I have the Elna quilting pro with knee lift…thread cut…needle up and down…a hundred decrotive stitches…and a straight needle plate…built in walking foot with attatchments for walking foot stitch in the ditch and walking foot with the 1/4 inch guide…and a plane walking foot
Love that machine…..
And I do love the addition problem for the security question
Well, that makes no sense! I’d get a new machine (have I twisted your arm enough? LOL) I, for one, can’t live without a knee lift! o:)
Make your own. Use the plastic quilting plastic and put a put tiny hole in it with your needle. In would woodworking we would call it a zero clearance plate. Try it and let me know if it works for you.
If you get a new machine, buy a Bernina. They are a great. I have two of them and a serger. All by Bernina. My one machine is very old but works great. .
What are you thinking of buying? Berninas rule around here and while the newer 440QE is a wonderful machine, nothing beats the original 830 for quality sewing. The 830 is used only for sewing on bindings now but if it had needle down and a blanket stitch, I would never sew on another machine…….except my vintage Singer which is great for classes and sew-ins! Happy shopping
Which Brother do you have? I have the QC1000 and have been more disappointed than not with it. To be honest I bought it because I had an old Bernina that I bought second hand and was afraid the motherboard would fail and I would be left with nothing. Don’t ask me why I thought that but I did. I bought the Brother really on a recommendation with only minimal research. That and my Grandma always loved her Brother. Today my old Bernina is still going strong and I use the Brother mainly for paper piecing and machine quilting. I don’t use it for nothing my 1/4″ has to be perfect, because it isn’t, and I hate cleaning after each bobbin as the throat plate is so finicky it take forever to get it back up and sewing after each brushing out. I am good for only a couple before I quit.
I’m sure that was more than you cared to know! LOL sorry,I got carried away…:)
I too am a Bernina girl and love the knee lift and the 57 foot (1/4″ foot). I currently have the 440 QE and my mothers 1120 which sews beautifully. I love them both and my featherweight. Another machine I have heard great things about is the Janome 6600. I don’t know if it has a knee lift. A quilting friend just bought a new Bernina 750 which looks great but pricey.
I am a Bernina girl … I have a 180E for embroidery (which I never do anymore) and the 163 which is my quilting machine and the BESt I’ve ever sewn on … LOVE the needle up/down and the knee lift is the best thing since sliced bread … like having a third appendage to help you sew. I also have some vintage Featherweights that I like to play on but NOTHING sews like my 163 Bernina … nothing! Don’t get caught up in the embroidery options on a machine if all you’re looking to do is quilt … I made that “mistake” when I purchased the 180E years ago and spent (at the time) a small fortune. It was more machine than I needed and did things I didn’t have an interest in. It’s all about the research, Mollie! Test drive them ALL seriously before making another decision. The right machine will show itself to you
Linda
Which Brother do you have? My Brother has a straight stitch plate, and so does my Babylock. I didn’t realize there might be only certain models that have it. I love Brother and Babylock for the feed dog systems. Nothing beats those 7 point -7mm feed dogs. I don’t know what your budget is Mollie, or the space you have, but I recently bought the Brother DreamWeaver VQ3000, and the name “dream” fits! It’s a dream machine—-
Have you checked with Babylock? They are twins, so to speak. Give it a try.
I just bought 2 new Juki machines and am so in love with the thread cutter and knee lift features. Best things ever! My poor older Pfaff just can’t compete with those… but I love the IDT and pull it out for adding borders or sewing long seams.
After being a 1 machine person my whole life I really enjoy having 2 sewing workstations now. One for mostly quilting and some piecing (Juki TL2010Q – straight stitch only) and one for mostly piecing and everything else (Juki F600). And the Pfaff for special assignments!
Go for a Juki TL-98Q. Fast, fast fast…wonderful straight stitch. Thread cutter, knee lift…cool 1/4″ guide foot, great walking foot. Not that you needed all that info, but it is a great, single purpose machine. Piece until you wilt!
I HAVE A pfaff that I love. It has the IDT feature, the straight stitch throat plate and I can set the machine so the straight stitch is locked in, as well as a good sized throat.