pieceandjoy: I have the same model machine. I was influenced by Alex Anderson. She's the reason I got into quilting in the first place. My machine is even the Alex Anderson model! My only criticism of this machine is that the knee lift doesn't stay in the port it should, and the semi-automatic needle threader is too fussy. I always bend the little wire and so have to thread by hand. It's not a big thing.
I'm with you on the constant "climb" of features. I don't want to embroider. And I hate a machine that's smarter than I am! I bought a 570 QE, which has some improvements I like, such as the larger throat area, the better light, and the stitch regulator. But why did this quilter's edition not come with a walking foot, but it did come with a buttonhole foot? Strange.

Leslie

A quilter's edition with no walking foot but a buttonhole foot? That is just weird. I also wish Bernina would make a solid basic machine that will sew heavy duty projects without all the bells and whistles. When I bought my 475, they tried to sell me the machine with an embroidery unit. I told them that I bought the embroidery unit for my Artista 180. It hasn't been out of the bag for better than 15 years. I just don't do embroidery. But I do bags and heavy stuff that I need a machine for.

the Berninas did the best job at finishing the seam straight, without the piece tugging to the side as you ended the seam.

The instructor should have showed you the way to keep the ending straight on any machine if there is a problem of veering. So many teaching have no idea of the basics these days. I was taught this in Home EC class. Keep your left index finger on the left side of the foot toe when coming to the end of a seam. The seam will not veer and stay perfectly straight. Oh how I miss the days of school sewing every school day for an hour. We learned so much.

My 830 Record red case (1970’s) love her…. every time I take her in for service ..I am asked “would you like to sell this machine?” I also have a 153 Alex Anderson … I like very much Probably could not afford to purchase a 2025 Bernina

judy in Phx, AZ