OMG! I am eternally grateful I *know* I can make beautiful, colorful, well-made, greatly appreciated quilts using my 10 year old rulers, my extensive personal stash, my graph paper, and my 20 year old mechanical Bernina sewing machine I bought on sale.

Jan in VA

I guess there is a market for that expensive machine. Keeps the economy rolling along without my help. I thought that machine was a long arm but that is not the case.

If I was able to spend that kind of money I'd get a long arm.

here, here, Jan in VA!!! totally agree!

I'm with you, Jan! I just don't understand using all these electronics gizmos and gadgets in quilt making. Seems to me you would end up with a factory made piece. One has lost all the fun in taking your time to do each step by yourself. I guess that idea comes about from being an older quilter who started out with scissors and cardboard template. I do use rotary cutter and mat, my Singer Featherweight and an old Kenmore to machine quilt now after hand quilting for many years.

Annie :)

Me, too! I think most of the tv shows today are really infomercials. My DH loves the woodworking shows but always says how they are really just a show to sell all the tools.

Personally, the more mechanical the quilt becomes, the less I like it. I'd buy a LA so I could finish my quilts a little quicker and, the beautiful LA custom quilting is beautiful..... but the hand quilting is so personal. Hand done is still what I love the most.

Can you tell us what series show number this was? I can never find the show on my TV. I was shocked at cost of new Babylock. I still sew on a Brother 2002D. Age on sewing machine does not matter as long as it sews. I also have a 1932 singer that I am renovating

There are many semi retired and retired with disposable income that if not spent will be spent by the heirs.

This comp/sm has software and the ability to outline the GO dies.....so you have to either buy the go&dies or you are a owner already...at least that's what I got out of the program. For the cost of that s/m, plus I'm sure there were extras they did talk about, I will continue to just hand guide any raw edged appliqué I may so........

I have the GO and many dies.........no where near the $$$$$ that machine is tagged at!

Mary was a newbie a couple of years ago on the show. Now she is the main host and teaches classes and has her own magazine????????? I don't watch them anymore.