16 March 2009

when one is camera-less...

.... and doesn't know if it will ever resurface. In the meantime I have no way of showing off what I've been doing of late, unless I use the camera on my mobile phone - the picture quality isn't overly fantastic but it's better than nothing.

Something I would love to share is my meeting with the new Bernina 830 on Thursday at my local dealer -


This is an amazing machine, choc-a-block full of features and big too. I also love how the Bernina's are still mostly metal, hardly any plastic parts at all. Robyn at the shop was telling me how there's a huge backlog of orders for these machines in America - like 20,000. What's more amazing is that people are prepared to pay for them too, like $12,000. Thankfully they only cost another $1,000 here (=$13,000) but still, that's a truck load of moolah just for a sewing machine!

I'll just go back to my humble 1230 and hopefully I'll be able to show you the fruits of my labour soon....

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  1. a good yarn16 March 2009 at 5:28 pm

    $13000 for a sewing machine! Whoaaaa!!! I can buy a good second hand car for that. Yikes! I thought $800 for my old Janome was lots. For that price I'd want it to sew the whole project for me! *ha*

    I hope you get your camera back. How are those nappies coming along?

    Cheers...Ann :)

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  2. Beneath the Eaves16 March 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Amazing. I will stick to my 1630.I was told not to trade it in anyway, when I thought about it. I guess with that cost I won't have to worry, since it won't be on my spending list.
    Hope you find your camera soon. Especially with the wee little one coming. I am looking forward to meeting this tiny person. So very exciting! Take care

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  3. Victoria17 March 2009 at 3:55 am

    $13,000!!!
    I may faint!

    I love my 1630 with a passion, and have a little 210 for back up. I think I'm good for now... (but it's still fun to dream of adding a new Bernie to the family!)

    ( Again, $13,000???!!! For that price it should not only sew but clean my house, cook my meals, and tell me I'm beautiful each and everyday!)

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  4. Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries17 March 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Bermagui is not too far away from us...hope they all had a great time. That's a lot of moolah for a machine!!! Melbourne tea is fantastic...very smoky, love the vanilla flavour...Have you tried their Peppermint Tea...it is out of this world...especially the smell of it.

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  5. Anonymous19 March 2009 at 1:45 am

    The 830 is a beautiful machine... does amazing embroidery, has a longer throat for quilting, and sew many more features.

    But alas, it is out of my price range too.

    But I am not to disappointed, I am being given a Husqvarna Designer I machine.

    Hope you get the camera issue sorted out soon!

    -Alice

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  6. Rosalyn Manesse24 March 2009 at 1:50 pm

    I like the picture on the heading of your blog.

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