I know when I was looking for a sewing machine, I found a lot of sewing machine comparisons or lists of top sewing machines but not much that really helped me understand what I should be looking for when considering purchasing a sewing machine.

Side-by-side comparisons and top-five lists are great, and can even be helpful if you’ve narrowed your selection down to one or two, or even a few, machines. For me, however, this wasn’t an approach that made sense. What if you don’t even know where to begin?

And here’s the thing…what someone else believes is the best sewing machine may not actually be the best sewing machine FOR YOU.