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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 403134" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I do. I have an older pricey Bernina. Sews great, but not a starter machine.</p><p></p><p>Stay away from the Singer's, unless you're in the market for a high end machine from a sewing shop. I was helping a girl on one with her fair project once and it was so bad I switched her over to my machine.</p><p></p><p>What machine did you get, TM?</p><p></p><p>There are two inexpensive machines that I've seen repeatedly recommended lately.</p><p></p><p>This mini Janome is getting surprisingly good reviews, both on the vendor sites and anecdotally from parents I've bumped into online.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-CS6000I-60-Stitch-Computerized-Functions/dp/B000JQM1DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1281067197&sr=8-1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Brother-CS6000I-60-Stitch-Computerized-Functions/dp/B000JQM1DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1281067197&sr=8-1</a></p><p></p><p>Another option I'd recommend is if you have a reputable sewing machine store in town --not Hancocks, JoAnnes. etc--but something privately owned, go there and ask what they have for used models. Often people will bring trade-ins when they step up to higher models and you can find some great older machines that way.</p><p></p><p>If you're thinking about sewing classes, you might think about taking an adult class ahead of Duckie and then send her to a kid's class, unless they specifically have Mother--Daughter classes. The kids classes are fun for the girls--they do girlie projects and the girls have fun hanging out together. I did start my daughter out that way and she had so much fun and felt so grown up learning it on her own without me there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 403134, member: 701"] I do. I have an older pricey Bernina. Sews great, but not a starter machine. Stay away from the Singer's, unless you're in the market for a high end machine from a sewing shop. I was helping a girl on one with her fair project once and it was so bad I switched her over to my machine. What machine did you get, TM? There are two inexpensive machines that I've seen repeatedly recommended lately. This mini Janome is getting surprisingly good reviews, both on the vendor sites and anecdotally from parents I've bumped into online. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Brother-CS6000I-60-Stitch-Computerized-Functions/dp/B000JQM1DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1281067197&sr=8-1[/url] Another option I'd recommend is if you have a reputable sewing machine store in town --not Hancocks, JoAnnes. etc--but something privately owned, go there and ask what they have for used models. Often people will bring trade-ins when they step up to higher models and you can find some great older machines that way. If you're thinking about sewing classes, you might think about taking an adult class ahead of Duckie and then send her to a kid's class, unless they specifically have Mother--Daughter classes. The kids classes are fun for the girls--they do girlie projects and the girls have fun hanging out together. I did start my daughter out that way and she had so much fun and felt so grown up learning it on her own without me there. [/QUOTE]
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