Originally Posted by
quiltedsunshine
You can get more bang for your buck on a Handi Quilter or Innova. I worked at a Bernina dealership for 16 years, and when the Bernina longarms came out, we didn't carry them.
Agree. The quilt shop that is a big-time Bernina dealer here doesn't sell Bernina longarms. They sell Handi Quilter.
Innova no longer makes a sit-down. Neither does APQS. Handi Quilter just released the Amara ST, a 20" sit-down using the Amara longarm head.