Well, I wasn't much of a sewer, hardly a seamstress, but for some reason this Pfaff 7570 just caught my attention at the sewing center...but so did it's price!

The base price of the machine is about $3500, there is an optional embroidery unit but that adds another $800 to the cost of the machine - as you can see this is a serious investment and something you shouldn't just buy on impulse.

Of course I just had to have the embroidery unit, that's what made the machine fun. My husband wasn't too thrilled with spending that much so that's when the search began! I found a used 7570 on ebay (http://www.ebay.com for those who aren't familar with this site)! The light went on, this was my machine! I purchased it for a little less than half the retail price...which made me a happy camper, I mean sewer.

I immediately fell in love with it. The embroidery is so easy to do compared to other machines I've seen. You simply put the card into the machine (there are about 30 cards you can buy from your Pfaff dealer, these run approximately $125 per card and contain about 14 designs on each card), select which design you will embroider, the machine tells you which size hoop to use (either 80 or 120), hoop your shirt, towel, etc. then click the hoop on to the embroidery unit. Each time there is a thread change the machine stops and tells you thread color change. Changing out the thread takes about 30 seconds. I put a stabilizer behind my design and when the design is done you just rip it right off. You get a next to if not equal to professional embroidery look. They have software available called PC Designer (about $300 I beleive) and you can download designed off the internet or design your own! I have found some great designs at http://www.amazingdesigns.com and they are simple to download onto your own blank card.

I love the dual feed foot - makes sewing a quilt, etc. so nice and easy. You get a nice even stitch, it feeds both sides of the fabric thru so there is no bunching up when quilting. Very easy to thread the machine. Controls are easy - just push the button and it's done (this machine is like a little computer, all digital). Has over 500 stitches built in and just endless "feet" for everything you can think of are available (1/4" foot, binding foot, ruffle, etc).

This is a machine that will last for years and years (it's made in Germany and is solidly build), I don't feel it will be outdated soon.





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