tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post918397943899223407..comments2023-11-05T07:08:38.743-05:00Comments on Quilting In Connecticut: My poor babyTracey in CThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172273610231927352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-86743465206710414092007-12-15T08:06:00.000-05:002007-12-15T08:06:00.000-05:00P.S. - I can't trade my machine up because it is b...P.S. - I can't trade my machine up because it is broken... although the shop has a USED one for $1,000 for sale that they keep trying to talk me into to. Huh - I KNOW what use my machine has had so if I was going to spend $1,000 on the SAME machine I already have - then I would pay the $900 to get my own machine fixed in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>EvelynEvelyn aka Starfishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025353776081066815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-5892850071393749052007-12-15T08:04:00.000-05:002007-12-15T08:04:00.000-05:00I've heard that Bernina has had lots of problems w...I've heard that Bernina has had lots of problems with their boards. My Janome 9000 boards died after 10-11 years - I paid an huge amount of $$$ for this machine and the estimates for repairs go all the way up to $900!!! Right now I am using my back-up machine and keep calling around to different shops for an OLDER model, USED Pfaff. I will never pay top $$$ for a domestic sewing machine again and seriously, I am sure I can get a nice Pfaff for less than the cost of the repair. Sigh, sigh, sigh. Thankfully I have a nice back-up machine. Good luck with whatever you decide.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>EvelynEvelyn aka Starfishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025353776081066815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-3143225182093496232007-12-14T01:29:00.000-05:002007-12-14T01:29:00.000-05:00To me, buying a new sewing machine is just like bu...To me, buying a new sewing machine is just like buying a new car! Try every model before you buy. In my experience, Bernina is the best out there and I have a 160 Virtuosa. I absolutely LOVE it! If it were me going through this, the first thing I would try is testing the used machines. Then I would beg my husband to buy me the Aurora 440QE with the Bernina Stitch Regulator. It all depends on what you will be doing on the machine. Weigh that out first. However, I would not get your old one fixed, trade it up.Sandy's Quilter's Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251717978852644604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-92154361851166171882007-12-13T20:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T20:45:00.000-05:00can you find a second machine and scavenge the boa...can you find a second machine and scavenge the board? -- sort of like keeping an identical, non-working car for parts.... :-)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-83593636852831620792007-12-13T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:27:00.000-05:00I would definitely get a new one with such a poor ...I would definitely get a new one with such a poor warranty on a $500plus repair. What about a Pfaff Grand Quilter? If you do mostly quilitng it's a wonderful machine. It does only straight stitch but has a longer harp for quilting large items. I also have a Pfaff Quilt Expression 2048 which has lots of built in stitches if you want them. I buy Pfaff because there is a dealer nearby.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28245930.post-4282032256641234142007-12-13T12:38:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:38:00.000-05:00I had a Janome Memorycraft 4000, that I was in lov...I had a Janome Memorycraft 4000, that I was in love with and got it repaired, because I felt the same as you. It was because I felt like there was no other machines out there. When I went to pay the bill (ENORMOUS, BY THE WAY), I saw a lot of machines that needed to be loved. I think you should keep an open mind and scout out a new one... If I had a do over I would.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359729464800550859noreply@blogger.com