Thoughts about Berninas
04-08-2023, 11:14 AM
#32
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Congrats on the purchase and thanks for posting the follow-up pic of a sampler!
Q20 is our only Bernina. Agree the bang-for-buck favors other makes. We tried out several and it came down to "it's the Q20, the Q24, or nothing. And it is NOT going to be nothing." Months went by and our daughter spotted a used Q20 online; we drove 150 miles to try, buy, pack up table (the Koala For Bernina - man that thing's a beast) and bring it home. Our local shop has been delighted to sell us the service contract, doing excellent yearly service. 4 years, 30 projects later and now I'm lusting after a frame to put it on
Q20 is our only Bernina. Agree the bang-for-buck favors other makes. We tried out several and it came down to "it's the Q20, the Q24, or nothing. And it is NOT going to be nothing." Months went by and our daughter spotted a used Q20 online; we drove 150 miles to try, buy, pack up table (the Koala For Bernina - man that thing's a beast) and bring it home. Our local shop has been delighted to sell us the service contract, doing excellent yearly service. 4 years, 30 projects later and now I'm lusting after a frame to put it on
04-10-2023, 01:46 AM
#33
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Wow! My quilting world has just expanded! I now spend time searching for FMQ patterns that I used to ignore because they were difficult for my domestic machine. New folder to fill with examples on my computer! Share your easy FMQ patterns!!
07-14-2025, 06:36 AM
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Pre wound bobbins Bernina Q Series
Sorry to hear you were given that advice regarding using pre-wound bobbins in a Q-series machine. The Bernina e-book for the Q-series specifically says on page 23 that pre-wound bobbins can be used: https://www.bernina.com/Bernina/medi...k-05192020.pdf. Of course, you want to make sure that it is on the correct Class M bobbin. Also, as the Q series has a separate motor for its bobbin winder — which allows you to wind the next bobbin while quilting — you may find you don’t need to purchase more pre-wound bobbins (after you have used what you already have).
I am going to try prewound MClass bobbins with the Q series Bernina because when microstippling I’m getting quite a bit of backlash in manual mode. Do I REMOVE the check spring from the bobbin case and use my bobbin gauge to check tension like I do with the red Bernina bobbins?
