Comments on: Bernina 440 LOVE! http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/ Musings on Quilts and Quilting Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Nadine http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-262 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:42:44 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-262 Hi Kelly, Isn't it great that these machines last forever?? Of course, that means that justifying an upgrade is sometimes sticky! How old is your daughter? My girls are 10 and 15, and are sewing and quilting a little here and there. I, too, kept my older Pfaff 1475 to give to one of my girls, and then I purchased a Pfaff 7550 used two years ago for my other daughter. Those older machines are really workhorses! On the table, I think you're right about the honeycomb bit, but I was thinking about the area where it attaches to the machine on the far right. It looks kind of thin and weak there, and it makes creaky plasticky noises when you press on it when sewing or quilting. I do know what you mean about the older metal tables though; the store where I teach has some older Berninas (maybe the 1080 model?) and some of those tables are always broken. Enjoy your classes! I'll bet they're wonderful! I'm not doing them here; I'm not even sure they're offered, but if they are, they'd be in German anyway!! Hi Kelly,

Isn’t it great that these machines last forever?? Of course, that means that justifying an upgrade is sometimes sticky!

How old is your daughter? My girls are 10 and 15, and are sewing and quilting a little here and there. I, too, kept my older Pfaff 1475 to give to one of my girls, and then I purchased a Pfaff 7550 used two years ago for my other daughter. Those older machines are really workhorses!

On the table, I think you’re right about the honeycomb bit, but I was thinking about the area where it attaches to the machine on the far right. It looks kind of thin and weak there, and it makes creaky plasticky noises when you press on it when sewing or quilting. I do know what you mean about the older metal tables though; the store where I teach has some older Berninas (maybe the 1080 model?) and some of those tables are always broken.

Enjoy your classes! I’ll bet they’re wonderful! I’m not doing them here; I’m not even sure they’re offered, but if they are, they’d be in German anyway!!

]]> by: KellyV http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-261 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:03:38 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-261 I got a 440QEE two weeks ago thanks to my mother-in-law. My local Bernina store is closing May 12 and I will take the machine classes before they leave from here in Pasadena, CA to Phoenix, AZ. I will miss their store. I love the 440 too. I have a 1090 from 1993 which I still love. There is nothing wrong with it. I gave it to my daughter. I think the table will be stronger than the 1090 metal table because of the construction with the honeycomb and the way it attaches. I have had to repair my old metal table twice which isn't too bad considering all the sewing. Kelly Temple City, CA I got a 440QEE two weeks ago thanks to my mother-in-law. My local Bernina store is closing May 12 and I will take the machine classes before they leave from here in Pasadena, CA to Phoenix, AZ. I will miss their store.

I love the 440 too. I have a 1090 from 1993 which I still love. There is nothing wrong with it. I gave it to my daughter.

I think the table will be stronger than the 1090 metal table because of the construction with the honeycomb and the way it attaches. I have had to repair my old metal table twice which isn’t too bad considering all the sewing.

Kelly
Temple City, CA

]]> by: Nadine http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-255 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:12:04 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-255 Hi Jane Ann! Ah! So there is a descriptive term for people like me who find themselve unexpectedly addicted: Bernin-nut! I thought there had to be, I just didn't know what it was. I'm busy stitching right now on another design, and it's just so easy, and the quality is really superior. I'm sure there are more Bernina love letters in my future! So what does the 630 have that the 440 doesn't do for you, Jane Ann? I'm curious... Thanks for stopping by! Hi Jane Ann!
Ah! So there is a descriptive term for people like me who find themselve unexpectedly addicted: Bernin-nut! I thought there had to be, I just didn’t know what it was. I’m busy stitching right now on another design, and it’s just so easy, and the quality is really superior. I’m sure there are more Bernina love letters in my future!

So what does the 630 have that the 440 doesn’t do for you, Jane Ann? I’m curious…

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> by: Jane Ann http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-254 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:35:23 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2007/03/28/bernina-440-love/#comment-254 I've been a Bernin-nut for 4 years now. I owned one of the gold standard machines (the 1130; the 1230 and 1260 are also still coveted by quilters and heirloom sewers) for a couple of years and then moved up to a 170. Had my heart set on a 440 for a long time, but am thinking of a 630 now. There is absolutely nothing like a Bernina. Welcome to the fan club. And keep posting these love letters so folks like me will know what we're missing. I’ve been a Bernin-nut for 4 years now. I owned one of the gold standard machines (the 1130; the 1230 and 1260 are also still coveted by quilters and heirloom sewers) for a couple of years and then moved up to a 170. Had my heart set on a 440 for a long time, but am thinking of a 630 now. There is absolutely nothing like a Bernina. Welcome to the fan club. And keep posting these love letters so folks like me will know what we’re missing.

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