Some of you will remember that I had a new sewing machine about three years ago, a Bernina 730 with an embroidery module. A whizzy dizzy, all singing, all dancing, very expensive machine. But - and anyone who sews will know what I mean - I never bonded with it. Right from the start it had niggly problems; the needle up/down function on the foot plate didn't work; the knobs fell off; it had to be taken back to the shop countless times because the tension was off. And somehow I never quite trusted it, or really loved it. I always felt that it had been built on a Friday!
So, when DH retired recently, he suggested that I should change my sewing machine now, because funds are likely to be more limited in the future. So I researched. Should I stick with a Bernina or try another make? Should I have another embroidery module? Should I go for a cheaper model? All the usual questions.
In the end I decided to stick with Bernina, I'm familiar with them and I love the features they have. I felt that I had never really used the embroidery module very much so could live without that. And perhaps I would go for a slightly cheaper model. So off I toddled to the dealer intending to look at the 550QE. But then I spied the new 730 model, thought I'd just have a quick look. An hour later I was hooked, no thank you I didn't want to look at the 550 QE after all.
And a month later it arrived! It's a huge beast, with a wonderfully wide throat space and, so far, I'm loving it. So fingers crossed that it continues to please.
I tried to get a photograph that does it justice, but it sits right in front of a window, which is lovely when I'm sewing, but not so great if I'm trying to take a photograph, and having the blind down doesn't really help much either.
7 comments:
there is nothing worse than a machine you dont like ... and so dont use! Hope the love affair with this one continues and you get lots of new projects started ... and finished with it xx lol x
So very exciting. I hope this one is just the right machine for you.
nice new machine
I'm so happy for you, I read about that machine a few weeks ago and have been coveting it ever since, although I'd be very content with the 710. I do plainer sewing than you do, I think. I'm sure you'll love this one, I know that your Bernina wasn't up to par, but I've had my 1130 for almost 30 years, and it has been wonderful. You're especially going to love all that room for FMQ'ing.
Congratulations on your new machine! You picked a nice one. Enjoy!
I've loved my Bernina, but I just have the simple workhorse model since I never do anything fancy. I'm glad you've got a machine you're liking right now. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it'll continue to please.
Congratulations! I was in a Harriet Hargrave class a couple of weeks ago and two people dragged their new 730s to the class. Even more interesting was that the 730 is Harriet Hargrave's new machine and she loves it. She said she had just broken it in with 42 hours of almost non-stop quilting. Sounds like a rave review to me! :-)
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