Upgrade

A couple of weeks ago I upgraded on my sewing machine. In February I bought a very nice Bernina 140 Patchwork Edition. It is a very good machine in excellent shape, but since I am mostly sewing garments I started to really miss some of the utility stitches other machines have. And I wouldn't have mind some more decorative stitches as well. 

So I started to look around if I could maybe find another Bernina with more utility stitches. Bernina just came out with the new 7 series, which is absolutely out of my price range. But a girl is allowed to dream, yes?

I checked ebay for a couple of weeks to see for how much the machines usually sell. Until a couple of Bernina 430 caught my eye. I had three of them on my watching list. The first two sold for around $1.700, which again is out of my price range. But for some reason no one was interested in this one. Maybe because it didn't have the foot pedal? Who knows. I got it for just a little more than I paid for mine at the dealer. It arrived in very good shape and works perfectly. I am soooo happy about this machine. There are only two things I miss from my old one. 1.) I wish they would still cover the complete arm with stainless steel, and 2.) the small slide on boxes who work as an extension of the work space and hold all the accessories. The big slide on table is still something I have to get used to. I have the Free Hand System, but I don't care for it. So far I didn't feel the need to use it. I think I am good for a couple of years now before the next upgrade ;)

What I am sewing with

I got my first sewing machine August 25th 2011. A Brother CS600i. I started with sewing bags, placemats, purses etc.

I liked this machine a lot, but after five months of intense use the stitches started to be a little whacky. I brought it to the local sewing machine service, which is also a Bernina dealer. Turns out I was using the wrong bobbins, which was not the issue, but still not great. And they where right "You get what you pay for"

And since I am totally hooked to garment sewing and would like to have good quality sewing my own wardrobe I allowed them to talk me in buying a used Bernina 140 Patchwork Edition. It's truly an awesome machine!

After sewing some skirts and dresses I thought to myself how nice it would be to have a serger. Two weeks ago I found one on Craigslist for a really good price and went for it. 

Singer 14J334

And this is how my sewing area looks like. It's small, but it works for me.