Oh wow, that is very exciting!!! Congratulations, and have fun with your new toy. Can't wait to see pics.

Congratulations! Once you learn the ins and outs of your new baby you will be kicking yourself for waiting so long to get yourself a nice machine! Your post brought back memories of when I finally upgraded from my circa 1977 JC Penney machine (no idea who manufactured it) to my Bernina (I think I got it around 2000 or 2001). I was amazed at how much nicer my sewing experience was and my skills increased. I wondered why I waited so long.

My "back-up" machine is an Elna 7200. I've had it for several years and I still love it. It's much less finicky than my Bernina 820 and I often use it when I'm using thread the Bernina doesn't like. It has a good sized harp for quilting bed-size quilts and the alphabet letters are much prettier than the Bernina's. I use it to make all my labels. I recently purchased a light-weight Janome to take to classes and all the attachments are interchangeable with the Elna.

Congrats on your new machine! Have fun!

Check to ask how long are they going to warranty this DSM. When was it last serviced. Good Luck

The owners DH is the service specialist and he went over it recently. They gave me a one year warranty. They are really good people.

Yes, I am happy for you and I also understand the need to post here. We are all very, very happy for you. A good machine "makes all the difference in the world" as to your enjoyment and capabilities. If nothing else, it makes you excited to get in front of it and try different things!

When I got my first "higher end" machine in 2010, I joined this board and then discovered all the quilters blogs, etc. Wow. It's been a wild ride since then.

Santa came early to a very good person. Congratulations and remember to eat and sleep.

How cool is that! We do indeed understand. Happy stitching and playing with all the bits and pieces.

Well, Bless Your Heart! I am so happy for you, I can feel your joy and anticipation. My first really good machine was an Elna I bought in 1964, first free-arm I had ever seen. I still have that great machine and on occasion, if I have a tough sewing job to do, like four layers of upholstery fabric and one of latch hook canvas, out comes the trusty Elna to do the job. PS, I had to get a bank loan to buy that machine.