Bernina 180
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GET IT!!!
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
I have a Janome, but get "whiskers" on the back side when I do stippling on it. I used a Bernina last year and fell in love with the wonderful stitching for free motion quilting and decided I needed one for that. I have not done very much regular sewing with it, but one thing to know is that it has wide feed dogs. They are 9 mm and I believe the standard is 5 mm. Where that plays a role is that it is more difficult to do 1/4" piecing because the feed dogs are wider than the 1/4" presser foot. Some people use a standard presser foot, some prefer the 1/4" foot. I haven't sewn enough on it to have a preference yet.
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
I have a Janome, but get "whiskers" on the back side when I do stippling on it. I used a Bernina last year and fell in love with the wonderful stitching for free motion quilting and decided I needed one for that. I have not done very much regular sewing with it, but one thing to know is that it has wide feed dogs. They are 9 mm and I believe the standard is 5 mm. Where that plays a role is that it is more difficult to do 1/4" piecing because the feed dogs are wider than the 1/4" presser foot. Some people use a standard presser foot, some prefer the 1/4" foot. I haven't sewn enough on it to have a preference yet.
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
GET IT!!!
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
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Originally Posted by quiltedrunner
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
GET IT!!!
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
I just got a used one with the embroidery unit for just over that. I LOVE this machine. I've been doing mostly stippling on mine so far, but really love it.
I have not done any embroidery on it, but all my friends who have Bernina's love the way it does embroidery. I'm in the process of taking lessons on my machine at a LQS and have decided to wait for the lesson on embroidery before doing any of it on my own. I could probably figure it out with the video, but a hands on lesson would be so much easier.
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Originally Posted by quiltedrunner
I'm mostly a Pfaff girl... and I guess change makes me a little nervous!
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Originally Posted by quiltedrunner
Does anyone here have a Bernina 180 or experience with one? Pros? Cons? I have found one for about $750 and am wondering if that might be a good deal or bad deal?! :?
Thanks!!! HUGS
Thanks!!! HUGS
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