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Lowest price we've seen: $949.05 on Nov 9 at Missouri Sewing Machine Company. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 9.
The one for people who piece a lot
The Presto 2 is a piecing machine first. Eight and a third inches of open space to the right of the needle, 850 stitches a minute, a drop-in bobbin that does not jam and a thread cutter that saves you reaching for scissors at the end of every seam. If you are chain piecing a hundred half-square triangles on a Saturday, those four things are what you actually feel. It has a great price and impressive features.
Angela Huffman, host of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show and founder/owner of Quilted Joy.
Two things before you buy. The Presto 2 does not embroider, and it has no knee lift. If you sew a lot of applique or do a lot of chain piecing, that missing knee lift is worth a conversation and a reason to move up to the Lyric. Call us at (502) 718-7148 or send us an email and we will tell walk you through the differences between the machines so you can make the best decision for your style of sewing.
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A hundred stitches you can easily find
A stitch library is only worth what you can locate in it. The Presto 2 puts 100 stitches on a 2.4 by 1.3 inch LCD screen with one-touch buttons underneath, so choosing a stitch and setting its width and length is a matter of a few presses rather than a chart taped inside the lid. Seven of those are one-step buttonholes, and there are four built-in alphabets for labeling a quilt or monogramming a bag. Stitch width goes to 7mm and length to 5mm.
The bobbin you drop in and forget
This is a Class 15 Quick-Set top-loading bobbin. You drop it in, pull the thread through the slot and start sewing. There is no bobbin case to seat, no thread to draw up, and it is the single biggest reason a machine at this price stops jamming. The clear cover means you can see how much thread is left before you run out in the middle of strip piecing.
Threading, winding and cutting, all done for you
The advanced needle threader takes the needle in one motion, so you are not squinting with one eye while crossing your fingers. The Quick-Set bobbin winder stops itself when the bobbin is full instead of waiting for you to notice. And the automatic thread cutter trims top and bobbin threads at the touch of a button. The Presto II does have a manual tension knob for the top thread. Go up in the Baby Lock line and you'll get auto tension.
Sew without the foot pedal
The start and stop button lets you sew with the pedal pushed aside, which many folks love. The speed slider caps how fast the machine will go, so you can hold it to a crawl for a tricky curve and open it up to 850 for a long straight seam. Needle up and down is its own button, so the needle parks in the fabric every time you stop. Retractable feed dogs drop for free-motion work.
Download the Presto 2 brochure (PDF)
Specifications
At a glance
100 built-in stitches, 7 one-step buttonholes, 4 alphabets
8.3 inches of workspace to the right of the needle
Speed up to 850 stitches per minute with a speed control slider
2.4 x 1.3 inch LCD screen with one-touch buttons
Advanced needle threader and automatic thread cutter
Class 15 Quick-Set drop-in bobbin
7 presser feet included
