Well the trip to the UK to take part in the master class with Alice Kettle has made another small hole in my purse. Why is it that all the bits and pieces for your sewing machine seem to cost an arm and a leg? I guess because they have a captive market. Especially with the Bernina machines. I tried in the past to buy a spare bobbin case for my machine from an eBay shop. It didn’t fit my machine. The seller was very accommodating and took it back and gave me a refund.
When I got back from Redditch I decided that I would have to swallow the bitter pill and buy the original spare parts. I ordered myself a Cordonet bobbin case that can take thicker and speciality threads in the bobbin without having to fiddle about with the tension screw on the case. While I was about it I bought a cording foot and a tailor tacking or fringing foot as we had been using them in the class and I liked the effect. And since it was on special offer I bought the standard buttonhole foot. I only had the automatic buttonhole foot, which is a great invention, but only works if the surface you are sewing on is completely flat. So it’s no good for sewing the top button hole near a collar – as the collar seam gets in the way. And then there was the special plastic quilting foot that seemed like it might be worth a try.
I completed the purchase with ten spare bobbins that were also a real bargain. So how come I ended up with a 150 Euro hole in my pocket?
Hola Ruth, que bueno que pueda seguir perfeccionando sus tecnicas, aunque a veces el costo nos deja tambaleando jijiji…seria interesante conocer en que tipo de proyectos se pueden utilizar los pies que ha adquirido, tambien tengo una Bernina, y me gustaria conocer sus aplicaciones…
Como ya sabe es un placer venir a visitarla, siempre tengo algo nuevo que aprender en su blog…muchas gracias.
Le dejo un gran abrazo..
Cariños Odette
Hi Ruth
Hmmm, I’m glad I didn’t go down that route, but the really annoying thing is that my new 630 won’t fit the old 1130 feet and I’ve got about 15.
What model do you have?
I hope you’re finding the time for all your projects, I must say i can’t believe how fast the time is going, I think i have about 8 1/2 weeks now as i have to send my CHF entry in early as I’m away for the hand in date.
You have a lovely interesting blog here and it was so nice to meet you at the AK class.
Hi Sharon, I’m getting a bit fazed by the approaching deadline too, but managed to take another step forward this weekend. I’m sure we’ll all get there in the end. Nothing like a hard and fast due date to focus the mind!
Forgot to say that I have a Virtuosa 153 machine