Hi, LadyAg77
Fellow Bernina owner here. I have an Aurora 430 and the new Bernina 830 with all the bells and whistles.
I grew up learning to sew on Mom's Singer 401 sewing machine, I knew that machine so well it was second nature.
Then came marriage, kids, and working full time. I had a Sears Kenmore that didn't get a lot of use through those years. Later,
I started quilting and got the Bernina 430. It was different from the other machines but not difficult. When I bought the Bernina 830, I was overwhelmed. I found instruction manuals online, printed them out and did the exercises. But I still approach my machine slowly and carefully. And take lots of notes. There's something that happens following the sticker shock of the purchase, a sort of dread that sinks in and a fear of a mistake that may jam up the machine. Not like those teenage days
of making clothes with moms Singer and sailing through without a care.