Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
I have an older Bernina 1260. It's a great machine. I paid $450 for it from a Bernina dealer, it was a one owner trade in. I would ask about a trade in before buying a brand new one unless you really want a brand new one.
I have sewed for over twenty years on a Bernina 1090 that I got as a trade in and wouldn't trade it for the world. I gave away my Kenmore, a little Singer Featherweight, and a Janome Gem and use only one machine. I can't understand these who seem to want several machines, for to me it would only clutter up one's sewing room.