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I am just returning to quilting and sewing after years of teaching first grade! I have a lovely Memory Craft 6000 (New Home; Janome) and although it works well I am excited about updating to more of a quilting machine.
I've looked at the various Bernina machines and am undecided about what I need. I will most likely be doing machine quilting but probably not a lot of embroidery. Can someone help me with advice on what model to get? I am quite proficient and am computer savy for the most part. I am speaking with a lady who is selling a Bernina 180E with all the attachments, cabinet, laptop (not sure I need this) and many spools of thread. She is asking $3500 for all but is open to negotiations. I want to be fair but am not sure of the value of this deal. Thanks for any advice or direction!! Geri |
A warm welcome to the Board from Kentucky. Can't help with the machine question but I'm sure somebody can.
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Welcome from Virginia
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Hello and welcome from the Arkansas Ozarks.
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Welcome from Kansas
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Welcome from NM. Retirement is wonderful. I'm a retired middle school teacher-taught in Texas for 20 years. I don't own a Bernina and you said you aren't especially interested in embroidery but friends I quilt with that have Berninas say that you can't always upgrade, upload, update the embroidery designs-the newer ones to an older machine. Don't know exactly why not but it would be something I would check into before buying. With that said, my friends do love their Berninas.
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Hello!
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Welcome from south Louisiana
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Hello Geri, welcome from northern California!
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Hello and welcome from Missouri!
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Hello Geri!
Welcome from Minnesota! |
Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!!!
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Welcome from Missouri!
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Hello from Connecticut, welcome, Sorry I don't much about that machine,but I think Greensleeves has given you great advice. I love my embroidery feature, at first I did care about it but now I just can not live without it..
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Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D
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Welcome to the board!!
What is it you don't like about the Janome 6600 for quilting? This is what I'm currently using. Sure ... I would love a larger harp area (the Horizon 7700 has a larger area than the 6600), but someone on the board here posted that she quilted a KING with a 6600 recently. I've quilted a Queen and am currently quilting a large landscape lap throw with lots and lots of quilting on it. |
Love my Bernina aurora 430
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Hello and welcome from Houston Texas
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Hi from Ohio!
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Welcome from Michigan.:)
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Hello, and another welcome from Michigan!
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Welcome from Michigan. Congratulations on your retirement.
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Welome from Tennessee. I am a former first grade teacher also. Can't help with machine question. I have 2 Singers and a Husqvarna Viking.
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I also have a 6600 which I really love. Am also considering an embroidery/sewing/quilting machine. Are you aware that Janome is introducing a new machine this September and it is supposed to be a new TOL machine (replacing the 1100)? I've heard the price is enough to choke on but am still anxiously awaiting its arrival. If I'm going to buy an embroidery machine, I want one that is uses the most up to date technology. I don't want to spend that kind of money on outdated technology. I'd prefer to stick with Janome if I can. Good luck with your search. Enjoy your retirement. Once you get used to a new pace of life, it is wonderful!!
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Welcome from CA! I'm still teaching, but need to retire to finish all my projects!
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Hello and welcome to QB, from western Nevada!
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Hi Geri welcome waving from NE Ohio.
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welcome from se TX
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Welcome! Can't help with the machine purchase, but good luck!
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Hi Geri! Welcome to retirement and to this wonderful quilting board. You will love it here. Can't advise you on a machine.....I'm still using my 25 year old Pfaff :-D
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Welcome from Wickliffe, Ohio
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welcome from colorado-
I have older Berninas and do love them; however, don't know anything about the newest ones. :D :mrgreen: |
Welcome from a middle school teacher in Atlanta!
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Originally Posted by gj1213
I am just returning to quilting and sewing after years of teaching first grade! I have a lovely Memory Craft 6000 (New Home; Janome) and although it works well I am excited about updating to more of a quilting machine.
I've looked at the various Bernina machines and am undecided about what I need. I will most likely be doing machine quilting but probably not a lot of embroidery. Can someone help me with advice on what model to get? I am quite proficient and am computer savy for the most part. I am speaking with a lady who is selling a Bernina 180E with all the attachments, cabinet, laptop (not sure I need this) and many spools of thread. She is asking $3500 for all but is open to negotiations. I want to be fair but am not sure of the value of this deal. Thanks for any advice or direction!! Geri |
Welcome from Central California. You will love it here!
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I have a Bernina 440 QE which I love but sure wish I had a bigger harp. I am still lusting over the Janome Horizon.
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Hello and welcome from Lake Fork, TX. I, too, have a Janome 6600P and love it. Enjoy your retirement!
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Hello from Indiana. I don't own a Bernina but I know a lady that does. Not sure what model she has though. She uses her embroidery designs as quilting designs also. She just uses the outline part of it instead of doing all the filling in. Hope that makes sense.
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Welcome to the group. You will love it here. Lots to learn and see. If I was to buy a new machine I would buy a Jamone Horizon. I have the Memory Craft 6000 love that machine it works so good. I bought mine 2nd hand 13 year ago and didn't know that it is like 30 years old now. I have sewed lots of quilts with it.
Quilterfay from Saskatchewan |
A big welcome from the eastern pat of Texas.
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