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""\"\\\"\\\\n Janome Magnolia 7318\\\\nThe Janome Magnolia 7318 is the best sewing machine for most sewers that are casual users or starting out. It balances versatility, quality, and price with plenty of useful features.\\\\nBefore we go on, we must apologize for recommending a machine with such a stereotypically girlish logo. We wish the flowers werent there, but its whats on the inside that counts, righth It would also be nice if this sewing machine came with a hard case, but neither of those are a dealbreaker.\\\\n\\\\n\\\\nAlso Great\\\\nJanome HD1000\\\\nThe Janome HD1000 is a solid, metal-bodied machine that is rugged while still sewing smoothly. Its bottom-loading bobbin may not be ideal for some folks, but its a great runner-up sewing machine.
\\\\nYou could always slap a sticker over the flowers or pick up our runner up, the Janome HD1000 ($270), which is a more rugged, graphics-free machine that we also really like. This model also has an old-school metal body that those accustomed to vintage sewing machines may prefer.\\\\n\\\\nIn researching this guide we were surprised to find that Janome, which is the largest sewing machine manufacturer in the world, actually makes many of the entry-level machines sold by a range of other companies. Our testing group ended up dominated by Janome-brand machines or ones that Janome makes for other companies. Our top pick, the Janome Magnolia 7318, is essentially the same machine as the well-regarded Baby Lock Molly and Husqvarna Viking Emerald 116, which both retail for a good $50 to $150 more. Many prestigious sewing machine companies still make their top-of-the-line models but farm out the lower-end ones to Janome.\\\\n\\\\n\\\\nAlso Great\\\\n

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