Originally Posted by lady.quilter
The Bernina is the ONLY one that I didn't have any problems with it, after sewing on it multiple times. I also got a few accessories, that would have come with the Janome and Viking. So spent $290 more than either of these, but am very happy with the sewing. As my DH said, this is something you will be spending a lot of time on. Better to spend a bit more money and enjoy it, rather than being frustrated a lot of the time. So yay! And THANK YOU all for your help!
Congratulations on your new Bernina!!
:thumbup: :D I'm sure she'll give you years and years of wonderful service. There are a variety of on line Bernina sites where you can gain knowledge from others about your machine to help you learn to use it to it's potential. Here is one in particular for owners of 430's:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/430_44...40_730/summary
Here is Bernina's official site with a brand new community and a blog:
http://www.berninausa.com/search_projects.jsp
Here is another:
http://www.berninacentral.com/forum/
Of course, lessons through your dealer will go a long way to assist you in learning all about your new machine. Have fun and keep us posted. I'm SO excited for you!!!
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Happy sewing,
Karla in CO