I sew with a Brothers Dream Machine. She is a work horse! I also have a Babylock Triumph Serger.
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I have a Janome 5060QDC sewing machine - it has loads of features for a reasonable price point (including one step buttonholes and thread cutter).
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I have a gorgeous Bernina 475qe sewing machine and a Babylock Acclaim Overlocker 
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My overlocker is Brother 3034DWT which is super easy to thread so Iām really happy with it!
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I have a Brother Innovis NQ575, Brother overlocker, Brother CV3550 Covertstitch, vintage Singer & a basic Silver machine (my first machine).
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Sewing Machines: Husqvarna Viking Emerald 116 is my main, but I have a Brother machine as a backup. I forget the model. The Husqvarna is a workhorse! Sews many layers of denim easily.
Serger/Overlocker: Juki MO654de
Coverstitch: Juki MCS 1500
Embroidery Machines: Baby Lock Meridian 2 is my new bestie! I started on a beginner Brother PE500.
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Itās Bernina all the way for me! My first Bernina 1090 lasted 40 years and I have just moved on to a B790 sewing machine and L890 Overlock/Coverstitch Combo to see me through the second half of my life!
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I have several depending on what i am sewing.
Juki 1541s - industrial machine LOVE 
IT
Juki TL2010Q - amazing machine
Bernette Chicago 7 - discontinued sewing/embroidery machine - the machine that got me back and obsessed again
Janome Memory Craft 550 - single needle embroidery machine - love it
Bernette Surger - dont remember the model - still learning
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I have 11 machines (I have a terrible habit of buying bargain vintage machines online)ā¦ my baby is my āNovum New Mark IXā (an all metal, probably 1960s vintage zigzag, high-shank model). I bought it in 2010 on eBay for under Ā£20 (including the delivery fee for the courier costs). It weighs a tonne - maybe 15-17 kgs.
The Novum can take speciality industrial presser feet - which I can buy for like Ā£3 on eBay (bargain!).
I am also extremely fortunate to own an overlocker/serger the āBrother 1034Dā, and a Coverstitch machine too my āJanome CoverPro 1000CPXā.
The bottom picture is my first ever machine a Novum Mark III that my late Grandma bought for me in the late 80s
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So cool that you use a vintage machine for your daily sewing! I bet itās super sturdy. Great job on getting such a bargain 
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My primary workhorse machine is a Bernina B475 (and I love it!).
I went with the Brother brand for both my serger (1034D) and coverstitch machines ā¦ but someday, Iād love to upgrade to a Bernina brand serger!
And my parents were able to pick up a ālow-mileageā Husqvarna Designer Diamond Royale for less than $1k as an AMAZING gift for me. Itās a 10 year old model, but it was almost never used; in fact, most of the embroidery stuff was still in the OEM factory packaging! I use that machine exclusively for embroidery, which Iām still learning.
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Most of my sewing is done with a brother XR9550.
I also have my great grandmotherās Domestic Rotary 153. Itās nearly 80 years old and still running strong! One day, when I have a bigger sewing space to keep it open easier, I plan to have it as my main machine, or at least use the two equally!
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Sewing Machine - Necchi NM2000. I think itās an Aldi special.
Overlocker - baby lock Enlighten
Coverstitch - Janome CoverPro 2000CPX
Iād like to get a new general sewing machine at some point as Iāve had this one for nearly five years and would like some more bells and whistles. Iām also saving up to replace my coverstitch with a baby lock instead, probably the Euphoria.
I am in love with my baby lock Enlighten, though. Sheās a beautiful workhorse.
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Itās lovely to use and I can service it myself - no computerised parts. Oil n clean is super simple 
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Snap twins 
on the Serger (Overlocker) 1034D!
Mine has been going strong since 2012ā¦ 13 years! Again, sheās never been for a shop service - Iāve unscrewed all the covers, cleaned + oiled all the moving metal parts myself.
If I was ever to upgrade my Overlocker Iād keep her as a reliable back up 
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Sewing machine: Juki DX5. Janome HD 3000 is my backup
Serger: Juki MO 654 DE
Coverstitch: TBDā¦ Waffling on if I āneedā one
I started sewing ages ago but took maybe a 20 year break. My biggest regret now is donating my Momās old Elna sewing machine when I stopped sewing.
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Oh my word, @ClaireSews - thank you so much for sharing this info with me! Knowing that yours is 13 years old and going strong makes me feel really good about my decision to go with Brother. If mine holds up as well, there will only be one reason for me to upgrade to a Bernina or BabyLock in the future ā¦ air threading. Iām only in my 40s, but had to have eye surgery thanks to cataracts that formed from high steroid doses when I was hospitalized with COVID, and my near vision pretty much sucks these days. I worry the time will come when Iāll struggle to thread the needles on my serger (more so than I do now).
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As i started sewing bags, quilts and homewares before clothing I bought the Juki DX7 with a big throat space, it is also brilliant with layers for bag making. I love my Juki DX7 my backup is a Janome Atelier 3 and my son recently bought me the Brother M343D overlocker which is just a dream to use and thread
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I love my bernette b35. Use it for almost all of my sewing, unless itās a serger only project.
My serger is a singer profinish. Does the trick.
I also have a vintage singer from late 1920s or early 1930s.
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I was looking at a straight-stitch machine (Janome HD9) for bag making as my little Necchi canāt handle the layers, but I didnāt want to have more machines than I need. Iāll have to look into the Juki. Are you happy with what it can do for garment sewing, too?
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