Comparison of the medium range of professional quilters sewing machines

I am going to make a personal review about the main names of sewing machines in the quilters section. I am not intending to give any purchasing advice or any kind of professional review. All I am writing here comes from my personal research and experience as a quilter and a sewing machine lover.

I am going to start by naming  the machines I consider the best in the middle range for quilters and for embroidery. The Elna Quilting Queen 7300 Pro, the Bernina Aurora 430, 440QE and 450, the Janome Memory Craft 6600P Sewing Machine , the Brother Innovis 4000D and the Pfaff Expressions, Husqvarna Viking Designer SE.

In this comparison the best machines are the Elna Quilting Queen and the Bernina (any one of the range), if we consider the prices the Elna is cheaper but it does not have the BSR (Bernina Stitch Regulator). Apart from that, this two machines are pretty similar, although the Elna is a bit cheaper.

The Bernina has a very good reputation being the quilters favorite and offering a reliable  service and good quality sewing machines. I personally have the Elna Quilting Queen and I am quite happy with it.

When you get a mid range sewing machine, a professional quilters sewing machine, you have to be quite experience in quilting and sewing and also you will have to take good care of your machine, otherwise it will stop working very often. This specialist sewing machines are quite delicate and would stop working with any bad use. I recommend to keep it very clean, use a compressed gas cleaner to avoid any dust or bits of thread getting into the computer parts. The most complicated the machine the more delicate and it will work better clean and  oiled frequently. Also if the thread is not in the right position or the bobbin is not on properly it will not function as smoothly as you hope.

The Brother Innovis 4000D is a very good and complicated sewing machine. If the thread is not tight the machine might not work and also it could do with a larger capacity for bobbin thread so it would not have to be changed so often. Overall is a fantastic sewing machine with a few things that it could be improved. I find when I am using one that if the thread is not positioned totally correct it will not work, so that have an easy solution, pass the thread again through the number and take the bobbin out and put it on again and usually that is enough to make it work again. Also the space for the thread is not big enough for the big cones which are so useful in patchwork and quilting (Since we use so much thread). While the Bernina Aurora and the Elna have space for 2 spool of any size in the back, you could be refilling the bobbin and not have to change the thread you are using for sewing which is a great time saver and very practical. Brother Innov-is 4000 sewing machines are also dedicated to embroidery more than exclusively design for quilters. In the embroidery part the Innovis 4000D has the Disney designs that make it more appealing.

Price comparison of my favorite sewing machines:

• The Brother Innovis 4000 costs £2,999.00 in the UK  and from $5500 in America at special deals
• Pfaff Quilt Expressions 4.0 costs £1,125.00  in the UK ate Amazon and
• Elna Quilting Queen £999 in the UK and $2999 in America, although is on sale now at $1999
• Bernina Aurora 440 QE is £1,425 in the UK
• Janome 6600 is £1,099.00 in the UK and around $1,199.00 in USA
• Husqvarna Viking Designer Diamond Sewing Machine with Embroidery Unit $4,899.99 in USA and £4,799.00 in the UK ( The Diamond is the top of the range, the simple Viking Designer starts at £1,200 in the UK and about $1400 in America)

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