Janome Magnolia 7330 Out of BoxI am enchanted by computerized sewing machines. I’m fairly technical in nature anyway so anything with buttons and screens doesn’t scare me – in fact, I’m rather addicted to them. I did, however, get to see what these newer sewing machines might feel like to someone with much more sewing experience than myself. A very interesting perspective.

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Sewing Machine Shopping

Brother SE400 Computerized Embroidery Sewing MachineSewing machine shopping is not nearly as easy as I would have thought.  In fact, today’s little excursion produced several tips I’d like to pass along to those of you also looking for your first, second, or third sewing machine.

These might seem like really basic shopping tips but I really didn’t understand how significantly they applied to sewing machines until I returned home this afternoon.  My day didn’t quite go as planned and I hope this piece of shopping advice will save you some of the same aggravation.

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