RSL

I've been given a Bernina Quilting Frame and I would like to use a single stitch longarm machine on it, rather than my Bernina 730. Is there a machine with a longer throat that can be used on this frame? I tried to find out which Grace Frame the Bernina might relate to, but was not successful. If you've had success with this frame and another machine, I'd love to hear about it!

jcrow

I sold my Bernina frame to a gal who had a Bernina 830, just like me. I decided that I didn't want to move my sewing machine back and forth from my desk to the frame. I don't see why you can't use a different machine for the Bernina frame. It's all metal. Mine was 12 feet long. Very sturdy.

SuzieQuilts

I have a Bernina frame and a Bernina 820 on it. I looked into a straight stitch mid arm like a Bailey 13 or 15'', but because the platform is not large, the throat space would not be much larger than the 820 for not much difference in price, and when I decided to go to a long arm down the road, I would have a hard time selling a mid arm, but would still have a top end machine to use with my 820, or at least that was my way of processing the decision.