SHELTIE'SMAMA

I'd be strongly inclined to take it with me if at all possible. Heat, moisture and cold are all hazards you can control if it is in your possession. In my last paid moved things were packed up on 2 different trucks, re-united and put into storage then moved to destination city - stored again and then delivered in a blinding rain storm. I stayed warm and dry as did my pets and machine and I always knew where they were. I've made seven moves in my adult life and five of them have been in horrid weather conditions. If it is important to you - keep it near you. If something does happened at least you know the what, where, when and why. One or both of your car and house insurance should cover it during the move.

Stitchnripper

We moved last year and the machines came with us.

peaceandjoy

Not unless you are the last load onto the truck, watch them put your machine where it will be secure and nothing can fall on it in the event of sudden stops or swerves, are the first load off the truck and will be there when the truck is opened to see it come off the truck first.

DD moved 4 hrs. away in July. Her things were loaded on early on a Tuesday morning; arrived late Friday afternoon. Her things did not fill an entire moving truck, so were combined with another job (or possibly more than one, I am not sure). If it's a combined load and you cannot be sure that yours will be last on and first off, with no delays in between (ie, loaded and left in a lot overnight - remember the quilt designer whose van was broken into in a secure lot last fall?), it'll get moved and jostled more than once.

117becca

it would be going w/ me..

QuiltnLady1

We have moved a number of times over the years and there are a number of things that we always moved -- my machines and the silver being two of them. This last move (2 years ago), I knew we would be living in a motel so I had to have some of my machines moved and stored -- the machines came out fine but the Grace quilting frame for the Juki arrived in sad shape. If you can - box it and take it with you.

justflyingin

Your car must be small...I would put it in the car because a Bernina is pricey. That and my important computer stuff.

Sharonquilts

Take it with you in the car ... better safe than sorry.

BTW, it appears from an older post that you may be moving from Atlanta ... just wanted to say "Welcome" to North Carolina.

Sharon

paoberle

I would move the machine myself. Over the years, through many moves, there were certain things I would always take myself if I had ANY concerns about how they would be handled.

Snooze2978

I had to store all my sewing room into a storage unit for 4 years, supposedly an A/C unit but I doubt it was. When the movers came to unload at the new house I found my Viking D1 box at the bottom of the pile with lots of heavy plastic totes filled with hardback books on it. I screamed but they told me they knew how to stack. I was in doubt but when I unpacked my machine it was just fine. Of course I had kept the styrofoam that had come into the box too and I guess its much more sturdy than I'd thought. I always keep my machine boxes for my machines. Oh yes, my machine was 10 years old so the box was not new either.

quilterpurpledog

We have had lots (way too much in my opinion) moving experiences with commercial movers! My husband worked for the government and we were transferred many times. Not all of our experiences were good and we had damage several times. However, the situations were always worked out well because we were careful about insurance, whether through the carrier or through out household insurance. The only things we carried personally were silverware and jewelry. I would let the carrier move the machines.