Dan's 2024 Review

We are proud to share our comprehensive sewing machine review written by Dan Schoenberg, owner and head technician of The Sewing Machine Shop for over 35 years. In this in-depth review, Dan uses his decades of experience to provide you with his favorite machine in various budget ranges.

Dan's 2024 Review

In this blog post, we share our 3 favorite sewing machines for quilting in 2025. Each sewing machine on this list possess most (if not all) of the four essential sewing machine features for quilters: Large Throat Space, Walking Foot with Integrated Dual Feed, Stitch Regulator for Free Motion Quilting, & Electric Presser Foot Lift (AKA “pivot” or “hover” function).

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The Sewing Machine Shop a one-stop destination for all your sewing needs.

A family-owned and operated shop that has now been in business for over 35 years and offers the largest selection of premium sewing machines in the San Francisco Bay Area, Walnut Creek. Check out Dan’s Ultimate Sewing Machine Review and our other educational material.

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Our service department is the best in the Bay Area

Our service department is the best in the Bay Area. Our owner/ technicians, Dan and Marty, have over 55 years of experience repairing most makes and models of sergers, sewing and embroidery machines. We repair new and old, as well as both home and industrial machines.

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Sergers & Coverstitch Machines

The serger machines we really like are designed with both an air-threading looper system and automatic thread delivery (AKA automatic tension).  Baby Lock is the only manufacturer to make such machines, all of which are manufactured is their Suzuki factory in Yamagata, Japan.  To learn more about Baby Lock sergers and the characteristics that make them an industry leader, please read our Ultimate Guide to Sergers.

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