SusieQOH—-I don’t use the thread cutter. Perhaps the thread holding isn’t necessary when the threads are “up in the air” with the thread cutter. I don’t know. Maybe I’ll try using the thread cutter and see how that works!

Lori, I love that thing!!! I hope it works for you. :)

Hi, I use the "mouse" trick when starting out stitching....a "mouse" is just a scrap piece of fabric that you keep under the presser foot when you don't have your piecework there....when I finish my piecing I just feed a scrap in and leave it under the foot...so when I start up piecing, that scrap holds the thread so it doesn't not nest up.....some folks use scrap pieces cut into sizes that will end up as four patches or nine patches or something that can then be made into a "bonus quilt". I made a scrappy Jacob's ladder quilt out of 3 inch finished nine patches that way...it took a while....but in the end, I had a "bonus queen sized quilt"

I love my 770
I dont use the auto thread cutter as it seems to take more time. How silly is that?!
i do use leaders and enders.
Back in ‘84 when i bought my first Bernina, a 930 Record, the dealer told me it was the only machine that could sew off the fabric and not tangle. And it still does.
I love my Berninas! Although sometimes i want to try other machines, just to see.
I bought my 770 from a quilt show. My intent was to sew on different brands. Never even happened. I guess i am just a Bernina girl!
I would not mess with lots of problems. It could be a lemon. You get them in cars; why not sewing machines? Incidentally, some Berninas cost twice what my first new car did! Crazy!!!

SusieQOH, The mother board is finally replaced, and it is a different machine. !! It still has a little fussiness, which I am learning about.
But it sews Oh so beautifully.

Susan

So glad you got your problems taken care of, Susan44.

I got my 820 back from the shop (once it opened again) and we are having fun together. It was a thread sensor and the repair/cleaning was less than I expected.

I don't use fancy stitches much, but I'm going to try a few tests this week...

Susan, that's great to hear Yay!!!!!!!!!!