Well she is Swiss, and I was very fond of the book as a child so Heidi seems right.

Yeh congratulations Rita has she got a name yet?

Yes Chantal I have done FMQ before so I know how it goes. I just finished quilting a large quilt on my Janome which you can see on the CW thread here on the forum. I have watched quite a few youtube tutorials on the 750QE but really happy to have a link to more, thanks.

Rosemary, it does have a knee lift and I like it better than the Janome one which never seemed to be quite in the right place for my knee. When I was doing the Spools quilt border I ended up with a pain in my hip from having to push my knee so far off to the right to engage the knee lift. But doing FMQ on the Janome Horizon was great and very smooth and by the end of the most recent quilt I was getting really good at it and my stitches were much more consistent. I am about to try using the BSR on a small wall-hanging so we will see how that goes.

Nancy I know what you mean about the bobbins, but on the plus side it means that there will be a lot less changing and winding bobbins too. Having just finished the wedding quilt and wound 24 bobbins for that I was really cursing not having a bigger bobbin on the Janome. My Pfaff Select 4 holds more thread than the Janome. I also like having a sensor on the 750 to tell me when I have run out of thread, top and bottom. I have not had a problem with the straight stitch, so far, so hopefully that glitch was sorted.

Congratulations on you new machine, Rita! I'll be very interested to hear about your experiences with it. A friend of mine just got a 720, so I'll be talking to her, too. I've been thinking about getting a 700 series machine but haven't taken the plunge yet. I think one of the big things that's keeping me away is the new bobbin. I actually like my smaller bobbins because they force me to take breaks more often. I also like that you can get cheap 3rd-party bobbins (even if Bernina doesn't like you doing that) since I like to keep my wound bobbins with my thread spools rather than constantly throwing away a bunch of thread because I'm switching colors.

I also had heard about a problem with the straight stitch on the 750, but I believe they made a change to the software that fixed that. So I'd like to hear if you run into any problems.

Enjoy your new machine and I look forward to seeing all of your masterpieces!!

Hey Rita, congrats on your new 'toy'. How do you like it compared to the Janome, and does it come with a knee bar for lifting the presser foot?

Hello Rita, the wether in Paris BOFF!!! as we say, it is a rainy day. Did you free motion quilt with your previous machine ? If you intend to, with your Bernina, I shall give you Youtube web. on which you can go with super tutorial. We have very good ones on the quilt show but more is better than not enough.
Chantal

Bonjour Chantal, ça va? How is the weather in Paris today? Thank you for your suggestions and offer for assistance. I am sure I will have lots of questions along the way. Actually I did want to use the open toe foot with a wadded quilt because I completely forgot to stitch down a vine which I had fused in place.

Hello, Congratulations for your new Bernina Machine, I have had 4 Bernina machines, the last one is the 780. With my previous Berninas I did not have the dual feed, it is not a problem at all with the foot N°20 open toe, you are using it for applique, it does not make any difference using the dual feed or not, as you are not going to work on heavy thickness. Regarding the walking foot, I cannot tell you if it is as efficient as the dual feed for very thick quilting. I have made quilting with the dual feed, bags with medium thickness wadding, I did not met problems.(I have a walking foot as well, which I had with my previous machine). With the BSR, I prefer to use the MODE 2, you have to try. If you have any question, you can ask me and I shall help if I can.
Chantal

You might not believe it Lois but I was aided and abetted by my DH. I never would have bought one if he had not come with me and encouraged me. (Quilting must keep me very quiet ) There is a dealer in Dublin but I did not go with him because he would only offer me a 5 year warranty even though I know that the warranty is 7 years with the 750QE. (I also doubt that he will still be in business that long as he is very elderly.) I bought it in Belfast at the Singer Sewing Centre from a very nice couple who were extremely helpful. The owner had been out sick for the past year but he came in especially to give me the tutorial (it probably saves him a lot of hassle in the long run) which was just perfect to get me going.

Congratulations, Rita. Keep us posted. Did you find a dealer in Ireland? Have fun with your new machine.

Did you notice? She said, "first Bernina". Hmm….. I wonder if DH saw/heard that?

I have just purchased my first Bernina machine - a 750QE. So far I am delighted with it. The dealer I bought it from gave me an hour and a half tutorial on how to use it which made such a difference! I also purchased the single hole plate and the 97D foot to go with it, but in all honesty I don't see why they don't come with this edition seeing as it is the 'Quilters Edition'. I also think there should be a walking foot with this edition. I know that it has the built-in dual feed but that's not the same. The other thing that strikes me is that there is an open toe appliqué foot but not one that can be used with the dual feed. I love the quietness of this machine - except when it starts up, which is a bit of a fright until you are used to it. I can see that the BSR will take some getting used to to but glad that the same foot can be used out of BSR mode so at least I don't have to buy the separate quilting foot too! I also think that 5 bobbins is a bit stingy too considering the whopping great price of this machine. But still, setting aside these niggles, I am in love, for now.

Hi there,

Betty Jo thanks for explaining the caution button on the Bernina. Your description is spot on. That button is a life saver. Well, maybe not a life saver. A needle saver. But then again, if a needle broke it could fly up and kill me.... I digress.... I use that button all the time and it really helps me slow down and pay attention to what I am doing.

Debbie, I just went and checked. The seam guide attachment has a little divot cut away just over where the feed dogs go. I carefully turned the fly wheel to watch (with no fabric around) and no feed dogs were injured during the turning of the fly wheel. I can't imagine Bernina would make and sell something that would allow metal to metal damage while using.

In any case, I really like it. It has helped me keep a better 1/4" seam and it has caused me to slow down. That and Sally Collins' tip about not starting another chain piece until the last one is done has made a world of difference.

Have a happy day!

Geneva

twiglet wrote:
Take that one to the engineers.