recycled quilt

I bought a Bernina 530 .. its a really nice machine, but the bed and lack of an auto thread cutter was a deal breaker for me. I decided to sell the machine.

 i got this machine about a month ago. i traded up from a pfaff ambition 1.0. a thread cutter was important to me because i started to work on whole quilt applique.  this machine has speed (1200 spm. faster than the bernina 820) and is strong. there are other great features like, a leg lift, 9mm stitches, built in walking foot, bright led lights, thread cutter, needle up down via foot pedal, and a full stitch manipulation... mirror, flip, lengthen. when i bought mine the "quilters tool box" was a free gift. it came with some great quilting feet and a huge table. the machine does everything it claims to do. and does it well. i love decorative stitches, and this machine makes great dense ones. i had to tinker with the stitch balance but, now they are perfect. the bobbin is a nice front loading one. the only issue ive had is the low bobbin light sometime does not come on. mostly due to fuzz/lint in the bobbin area. ill ...

i love sewing machines! - right now, i have two new pfaff machines and a vintage viking and a vintage kenmore. i sew most days, all day. i hope to become a full time quilter. i belong to a few websites where people talk about sewing machines, allot. im honestly grossed out by people who tell new sewers who dont know if they even like sewing to buy an high prices machine right out of the gate. just today some person told a newbie to buy a 5000 dollar machine! CRAZY! dont do it. buy a 50.00 or less oldie and see if you even like sewing. im very against the idea that is floated that sewing needs to be an expensive hobby. used fabric is everywhere and its cheap. i love small quilt shops dont get me wrong. but, i dont buy new fabric, its too expensive and there is plenty of used fabric to go around,