The Best Sewing Machine for Quilting is...Have you completed the Best Sewing Machine for Quilting Survey yet? This questionnaire helps provide quilters just like you with information on what it takes to have a great sewing machine to quilt on. If you haven't, please take a minute to complete the Sewing Machine Survey and come back to view the results. The results shown are as of July 23, 2010. There were 982 participants as of this date. Your responses will be included in the next update. Since we started, several changes to the questions have been made in response to suggestions from you, our readers. If you'd like to retake it, just send me a note through our Contact Form and I'll make sure you're most recent answers are the ones counted.
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| Quilting | 76% |
| Sewing | 14% |
| Embroidery | 9% |
| Home Dec | 1% |
| Other | 0% |
*You could choose more than one.
My favorite sewing machine is a...
| Babylock | 4% |
| Bernina | 36% |
| Brother | 1% |
| Elna | 0% |
| Featherweight (Singer) | 1% |
| Janome | 17% |
| Juki | 2% |
| Kenmore | 1% |
| New Home | 0% |
| Pfaff | 12% |
| Singer (not Featherwieght) | 4% |
| Viking | 20% |
| White | 0% |
| Other | 2% |
Is it an embroidery model?
| Yes | 84% |
| No | 16% |
If you have the embroidery unit do you use it?
| Yes | 62% |
| No | 21% |
| Not enough to justify buying it | 17% |
What features are a ‘MUST HAVE’ for your sewing machine?*
| Good Straight stitch | 92% |
| Zigzag and/or blind hem stitches | 73% |
| Tension adjustments are easy | 86% |
| Feed dogs are easy to lower | 80% |
| Needle-up and Needle-down control | 83% |
| Pivot Function or Knee Lift | 77% |
| Variable speed motor control | 52% |
| Single stitch/straight stitch throat plate | 63% |
| Large arm/throat space | 52% |
| Stitch regulator | 19% |
| Decorative stitches | 44% |
*You could choose more than one.
There are three features not on the list that came up repeatly with our survey participants. They are:
- The machine must be quiet, quiet, quiet!
- Good light
- A thread cutter
Was the sewing machine dealer a factor in your decision?
| Yes | 69% |
| No | 22% |
| I did not buy from a dealer | 9% |
What This All Means
While we are not about to crown the single best sewing machine for quilting, it is interesting to note what are the most popular manufacturers among quilters.
You should test drive ALL the sewing machines you are interested in before making your purchase. YOU are the only one that counts in this decision!
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With our current results in hand contributed by quilters just like you, we feel you'll have a better chance to find the Best Sewing Machine for Quilting.
Good Luck! Let us know how it turns out.
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