Is it ok to ask what kind of machine does everyone have? Just wondering if there are other Bernina lovers out there. I have 4 Berninas.

loriann, I have a Janome 350E, a truly beautiful machine.

I have 2 Berninas, an Artista 180 and a 530 . Love them both. Tomanpete

i have an old Jamome memorycraft 6000 ( first computerized one out) i brought a S/H brother 500D pooh and sold that after a few weeks and brought a new Brother 1500D just B4 christmas and i love it i have a B/N PE design Lite (never used) and a PE design 6 :) * 4 u

lorianne, with you having 4 bernina's - you are more than likely not willing to read about mine - Hehehe! My first machine was a Babylock Ellure, I traded up for a Babylock Ellegante - you don't want to hear why I don't have it any longer - I have a Baby Lock Esante, that was given to me, I now run a brand new Babylock Ellegrante2-Nancy Zieman Signature Limited Edition that was a gift from my Mother (who owns Bernina's & Husgvarna's) for moving from NC to UT to help her with her illness and I am still in seventh heaven thinking that she would do that for me - that is why I have so many projects going on - trying to make up for lost time and to show her my gratitude for what she did for me, I guess. Hehehe! *4U

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by loriann11450 17 Mar 2008

I live in UT also!

i have 2 brothers little disney and big one..
Also lots of others as well not embroidery though.

you can ask anything here. We try to help where we can

I have a Bernina 630E that my husband bought for me for Christmas last year, have my Neew Hom that was bought used in 1965, and I have two Singer treadle machines LOL

I have a Simplicity embroidery machine,A Elma Quilters Dream, Babylock serger ,Babylock hemmer, Singer 5000, Old Singer 500 ( camms) Singer Zigzag ( mothers Machine ) , White old straight sitch ( Mothers old machine that she got when I was in 2nd grade ) Do you Think I have enough ? NOOOOOOO. I love them all. A flower for you.

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by katydid 16 Mar 2008

I know we have to have a back-up machine, but wow!! do you have a daughter to hand them down to?

by nglover1 17 Mar 2008

Yes but she is not the sewing type.

I have an Elna Xquisite 2 with Xpressive 2 software and a Bernina Overlocker (serger) (19 years young) and my original Elna Supermatic that my first husband gave me for our first wedding anniversary, 40 years ago. That machine has sewn everything from delicate lingerie to heavy canvas horse blankets to leather bridles and i have never even had to replace a light bulb. I love my machines and thank the good Lord everyday for giving me the skills to be able to use them. Cheers and a rose for asking, Meganne

My baby is a Bernina 440 QEE, I also have a New Home from 1990 which was one of the first computerized machines around. It gets to rest most of the time. I have Bernina Editor software to run it and that program lets me convert from almost any format.;)

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by katydid 16 Mar 2008

I'm with you on the Bernina software. I just wish I could take more classes to use it. Check the Bernina web site to download tack down stitches if you haven't already. I'm not good enough to do this on my own with the software. Need all the help I can get!! lol

by jrob 17 Mar 2008

oh, thanks Kay, I will do it now! ;)

lorianne, I am at my daughter's to use the PC, but I have two Bernia's, one is an Artista, can't remember the other one, and I have a Husgvara Designer 1, and a serger. I might have a couple more in storage, too. HaHa. Loretta A flower for you.

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by katydid 16 Mar 2008

Oh I don't want to go to storage. My daughter threatens she will have one of those bins delivered to my driveway to get rid of my trash, TREASURES.

I have 4 Pfaffs, a 2170(4D software), a 2124, an old workhorse 1473, and an old workhorse 794 serger.My original embroidery machine was a Janome 8000.

I have a Bernina 165 artista. I find it hard to get free designs in ART format. I have a Jancone serger whic is still in the box. I just pu on layaway a babylock Quilters Choice.

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by katydid 16 Mar 2008

get that serger out of the box!!

by tomanpete 17 Mar 2008

I have many designs that have been freebies from several of the yahoo groups. But I mostly download in pes and convert with my Magic Box to ART. Tomanpete

I have a Baby Lock Esante.

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by dkjack 16 Mar 2008

I also have a Baby Lock Esante

by dkjack 16 Mar 2008

I also have a Baby Lock Esante

by izzy 17 Mar 2008

I've only been embroidering since October. I sure love this machine, it's great to sew on. The best machine I've ever had :o)

i have a brother he-120 pe design basic

Viking Designer SE and Scan. 300. The 300 was a replacement for a 1975 Viking. That got me started with embroidery. I traded-up from a Rose until I got the SE. Love them both.

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by nini 16 Mar 2008

I have a Rose. It's my first. I like it very much but I am dreaming with a Designer.

by justheather 16 Mar 2008

I just got a Viking Scandinavia 300. Too much fun!

Which ones do you have? I have 2 at the moment, a 730 which i love and 185. I gave my daughter my 1130 because I could not trade it in for nothing. Have 2 sergers, but not Bernina.

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by katydid 16 Mar 2008

Loriann11450, a flower to you!!!

by loriann11450 16 Mar 2008

I have a 1230 (my workhorse) and an Artista 185.. then my serger and my cover stitch machine

I like Janome's I have two embroidery machines 8000, and 300E, also have industrial machine and a mystyle 16 and 2 overlockers (serges) all are janome