Originally Posted by peggyschu1
Hi Everyone:
This is the first time I have posted on the board. All of
you seem so knowledgeable about machines and I am getting
ready to purchase a new one. I am so torn betwee the Bernina
44QEand the Baby Lock Esante. I have read about each of them and gone into the dealers and looked at them and have been shown the different bells and whistles on them. If any of you have the Stitch Regulator do you like it and is it worth the money for FMQ. (Thats the Bernina plus embroidery). The Baby Lock has the cutting of your thread that seems to save time and mess which I don't think the Bernina has. So what would you all go with. HELP!!!!!
Oh lucky you! Have they let YOU try the machines? You might want to do that. If your going to use it for machine quilting, the larger the arm opening (the space you have to squish your quilt into) is important. I have a machine (not the ones you are looking at..they are my dream machines!) that has thread cutting capablities and it has spoiled me rotten! I love it. Have fun and don't rush, enjoy the process!