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11-03-2015, 08:50 AM

#51

BettyGee

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My good quilting buddy has a Bernina and when I watch her use it I'm green with envy. She loves it and knows how to use it, she is one of those quilters who can make miracles with any fabric.

11-03-2015, 03:07 PM

#52

fangman

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Location: New Mexico

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I have both a Bernina and a Pfaff and love both of them.

11-03-2015, 05:38 PM

#53

longarmkathy

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Join Date: Nov 2015

Location: Oklahoma

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How wonderful! I worked on the 9th floor at a unit secretary at OU Childrens Hospital in OKC and I had the honor of giving such quilts to the kids. I loved to see the smiles on the kids faces when we gave them the quilts. Keep up the great job. I'm sure your machine will serve you well.

11-03-2015, 06:49 PM

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MarleneC

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Location: Kenai, Alaska

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I think you made a great choice. A Pfaff fan isn't going to much care for anything unless it was Pfaff and was probably trying to find something she didn't like about it.

11-03-2015, 08:24 PM

#55

CMK

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You will love it!

11-03-2015, 08:27 PM

#56

Feather3

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: PA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by justnananettie

Yesterday in a moment of making a quick decision, I bought a Bernina 830. I did not do any research, or ask very many questions. After I got home I read one review from a Pfaff fan and she had one and hated it! Said it would not quilt worth a darn. I mainly use my machine for making donation quilts for the Children s Hospital here in Oklahoma City. If you have one of these machines, or know anything about them, please don't hesitate to comment. Not that I could do anything about it now!!

I purshased a Bernina 830E & just could not connect with it. So I traded up to the Bernina 830LE (limited addition red one) as soon as they became available. I have had a few issues with it, but my dealer has always fixed it for me. I LOVE this machine. I also have a Bernina 930, Bernina Serger 800DL, a Sailrite 111 industrial & a Babylock Coverstich machine. I also had a Bernina 200E & traded it in on the 830E. I sew/make everything but socks & under garments. Jeans, leather, quilts, you name it. Been sewing for about 50 years now & worked in a garment factory, so I'm a high speed sewer most of the time. I run my machines flat out.

I do quite a bit of embroidery too. Right now I am making FSL butterflies for gifts using metallic threads. No problems, except for 1 spool of metallic thread, which I think is old, even tho I recently bought it.

I have no idea why that person stated it would not quilt worth a darn. Take a look at this thread & you will see a queen size Lone Star quilt I made with lots of embroidery. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t258053.html When doing embroidery on a quilt the main thing is to support the weight of the quilt so the embroidery arm can move freely.

I'm working on a 2nd Lone Star, same pattern & embroidery for another friend.

I highly suggest the 97D foot for piecing & the 10D for stitch in the ditch/edge stitching just left/right of the seam/ditch. I love the "D" feet. I also use the 34D clear foot alot.

I think you will like this machine. Too bad you have to wait on classes. I had classes when I bought my 200E, but never took any classes when I got my 830E/LE machine....just did a quick pick up-go over & headed home with it.

Have fun with your machine