MY Bernina Died!!!!!!
09-27-2011, 07:50 AM
#51
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Debs thanks for asking this question. I have no backup at all. My Janome has served me well with no problems at all but have thought for a long time it would be nice to have a emergency machine. All the responses have really helped me frame the options.
09-27-2011, 07:54 AM
#52
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I love my OLD BERNINA 830. I purchased it used about 30 years ago and it is still going. I would see about purchasing a used machine from your Bernina dealer, I wouldn't waste money on a CHEAP machine. Once you've had a BERNINA you won't want anything else. I don't think I sew as much as most of you quilters but I have made about 15 double and queen sized levi/denim quilts in the last few years and my machine is still humming along. No problems....
09-27-2011, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DeneK
Well, I have one of the cheaper Wal-Mart Brothers (under $150). I sewed with it for 4-5 years. Yes, it sews ok, but I was always way off in my seams and never could seem to sew one straight. I blamed it all on me. Then a couple of years ago I got a new Janome 1600P for Christmas. WOW! What a difference! Also to mention that now my Brother will not load a bobbin. Something slipping in there and I don't know how to fix it. The tech who services my better machine says that Brother will not even give them information on these machines and he cannot get parts.
If I were without my Janome, I'd use my old Kenmore or my FW until I could replace it. Would not buy the low-end machines.
If I were without my Janome, I'd use my old Kenmore or my FW until I could replace it. Would not buy the low-end machines.
09-27-2011, 08:59 AM
#57
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You need a back up sewing machine! My 4 year old Pfaff, it's motherboard went out and the repair guy had to send for the part from China. Four months of waiting!?!?! If I didn't have my back-up machine I would have gone off the deep-end. My backup machine is my old Bernina 830. She is over 36 years old and still runing, and running and running and probably has a million miles on her. These so-called high tech machines aren't what they are cracked up to be.
09-27-2011, 09:07 AM
#58
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If you decide to go with option C, make credit for the leather foot part of the bargain since you just bought it.
If you decide to buy a 'smaller' machine, make sure it has everything you need for quilting. I would not recommend giving up the 'fancy stitches' if you love them and it sounds like if you're buying a leather foot you need a heavy duty machine so I'd still consider either repairing your Bernina or getting a comparable machine.
Just MHO
If you decide to buy a 'smaller' machine, make sure it has everything you need for quilting. I would not recommend giving up the 'fancy stitches' if you love them and it sounds like if you're buying a leather foot you need a heavy duty machine so I'd still consider either repairing your Bernina or getting a comparable machine.
Just MHO
09-27-2011, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by unclefreckles
I would NEVER by a cheap machine from Walmart even though it says Brothers. Go to a reputable Brothers dealer and talk to them. They do have less expensive machines that have many fancy stitches and sew very well. I agree that they are not an equal to your old Bernina or to one of the top of the line Brothers, but they do a decent job.
The ones at WalMart are not really a Brothers machine. I think they are farmed out.
The ones at WalMart are not really a Brothers machine. I think they are farmed out.
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