I’m a Berni-nerd!!!
It’s true. There’s no other way to describe how I dorked out last night after I went to pick up my new Bernina and took it for a spin in the intro class. I am in LOVE. It’s there, in the back, waiting for me to pack up my old machine.
Out with the old, in with the new.
The things I am most excited about include decorative stitches (above) and the freeform quilting foot I just purchased (evidence below).
Don’t worry, my old curvy singer is going to California to a friend who works at a nonprofit for Senior Citizens. Hopefully lots of people will get to sew on her, she was (& still is) a good machine.
I’m a firm believer that you can do whatever you want with whatever you’ve got, no matter your level of machine. But I upgraded because I really wanted to be able to lower the feed dogs on my machine. Yep, that’s the #1 reason. No more turning the whole freaking quilt just to go in another direction. I also love how smooth and quiet this machine is. Oh, and I can sew into nothing (like one might do while chain piecing) and the bobbin doesn’t freak out.
Hooray!! And thank you Mommy!
January 16, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Yay! Congrats!
January 16, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Oh! How exciting for you! I do hope you have lots of fun and I look forward to reading about all the new and fabulous creations.
January 16, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Congratulations! I’m a Berni-nerd too so I know how you feel.
January 16, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Oh, I am super jealous! She’s an absolute beauty! Have fun!
January 17, 2008 at 2:33 am
ugh so jealous.
January 17, 2008 at 7:19 am
You are going to have so much fun lowering those feed dogs! Enjoy !
January 17, 2008 at 2:48 pm
yay! i love my bernina too. it’s so smooth and can sew through anything (or nothing!).
my only gripe is the cost of the presser feet. a walking foot is $100!!!!
i guess it’s worth it though. these babies last forever.
January 25, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Oh I wish my machine could do that… but you’re right, some people can do amazing things with the most basic models. In Portugal I saw a woman embroider tablecloths with a foot pedalled singer (or similar), she was using zig zag stitch to attach embroidery floss to the cloth, and it was a real work of art! And she was quick at it, too!
Once I’ve used my LIDL machine enough to justify graduating to a smarter model, I will, it might just take a while…