What is a BGR?

[Norma H.]

Betty Jo, I would love to be a part of this sharing also. I have noticed that a lot of times the upper tension should be lower than you think. Most of the time it's absolutely trouble free. I love this machine. I feel I can do whatever I want.

Lotti, your Bernina dealer should train on this. There is no problem in changing the bobbin settings. In fact is much more easy on this machine than any other because you have your little white dots and easily can go back to normal setting. I used it and it works fine.

I'm not good friends with the BSR on my 440QE. It skips stitches when I sew over seam allowances. My dealer said I should give it one more chance and it works better on the 830 but I still feel more confident doing it free motion. More practicing is needed

[Marianne G.]

Marianne, the color of your fabric might also be a problem. We have a very colorful company logo, bright red, orange, pink, green and yellow. About 15 years or so ago our advertising company came up with these fabulous colorful mouse pads with our oversized logo... When the infrared mice came along, we suddenly started having problems with these mouse pads, everyone thought it was the bright red, (incompatible with the infrared), after a few trials we found out that it was actually the bright/sunny yellow that could not be "read" by the infrared mice... We had to make a new design, no we did not change our logo, but changed to more muted colors on the mouse pads, or to a plain background with a smaller logo that was placed where it wouldn't be a problem could possibly be an issue with the BSR, havn't quilted anything with large bright yellow patches... But will try it out.

This is very interesting, Lotti. I use quite a lot of yellow and yellowish beige as neutral colours to tone down the sometimes vivid colours I like. The quilt in my profile (the only one I have put up so far ops: ) has got yellow and that was not nice to quilt with the BSR so I ended using the #29 foot instead but I can't remember if I started on the yellow areas or the pink; I will have started in the middle of the blocks. In my trials during December I found that fabrics with gold print was not a favourite of the BSR either no matter what colour. When I have finished the heart blocks I plan to quilt some green blocks and it will be interesting to see how that goes. Thanks for sharing the info.
Marianne

[Marianne G.]

I'm not good friends with the BSR on my 440QE. It skips stitches when I sew over seam allowances. My dealer said I should give it one more chance and it works better on the 830 but I still feel more confident doing it free motion. More practicing is needed

Norma, a friend of mine has a 830 machine and a 630 and she says that the BSR works better on her 830 than her 630 so maybe the 830 has a better tracking system for the BSR than the earlier machines with older technology have.
Marianne

[Norma H.]

I'm not good friends with the BSR on my 440QE. It skips stitches when I sew over seam allowances. My dealer said I should give it one more chance and it works better on the 830 but I still feel more confident doing it free motion. More practicing is needed

Norma, a friend of mine has a 830 machine and a 630 and she says that the BSR works better on her 830 than her 630 so maybe the 830 has a better tracking system for the BSR than the earlier machines with older technology have.
Marianne

Thank you for that information . It's quite interesting if it's the colors that's the tricky part. I will certainly observe that on future quilts

[E.M. T.]

I'll do the same ! Wouldn't that be somethin' ?!! Never crossed my mind !

[Betty J.]

Perhaps we should all pool what we learn in a matrix. This discussion made me go start a matrix using Microsoft Office Excel. In my 830, the thing I've found when using a combination of Superior monofil in the top and Bottom line in the bottom...the top needs to be threaded for coming off a spool through that little grommet and I set at tension of 0 to .5. I use .5 if working with light fabric or few layers and 0 if working with several layers or denser fabrics. I thread the bobbin as if for embroidery and tighten it one click to the right. THEN I sew fairly evenly and not super fast. I was just doing this on my house today, which is why it's fresh in my mind.

[Marianne G.]

Perhaps we should all pool what we learn in a matrix. This discussion made me go start a matrix using Microsoft Office Excel. In my 830, the thing I've found when using a combination of Superior monofil in the top and Bottom line in the bottom...the top needs to be threaded for coming off a spool through that little grommet and I set at tension of 0 to .5. I use .5 if working with light fabric or few layers and 0 if working with several layers or denser fabrics. I thread the bobbin as if for embroidery and tighten it one click to the right. THEN I sew fairly evenly and not super fast. I was just doing this on my house today, which is why it's fresh in my mind.

I know the 830 is a very BIG machine and very sturdy although I have never had the pleasure of trying one myself but sewing on your house now that is something new :P I'm not surprised you need to go slow!
Sorry couldn't help myself, Betty, sorry
Marianne

[Marianne G.]

Perhaps we should all pool what we learn in a matrix. This discussion made me go start a matrix using Microsoft Office Excel. In my 830, the thing I've found when using a combination of Superior monofil in the top and Bottom line in the bottom...the top needs to be threaded for coming off a spool through that little grommet and I set at tension of 0 to .5. I use .5 if working with light fabric or few layers and 0 if working with several layers or denser fabrics. I thread the bobbin as if for embroidery and tighten it one click to the right. THEN I sew fairly evenly and not super fast. I was just doing this on my house today, which is why it's fresh in my mind.

I know the 830 is a very BIG machine and very sturdy although I have never had the pleasure of trying one myself but sewing on your house now that is something new :P I'm not surprised you need to go slow!
Sorry couldn't help myself, Betty, sorry
Marianne

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

(they have more wooden houses over there, probably a bit easier than our brick ones)

[Marianne G.]

That is s true Rosemary. I just wondered whether I could justify investing in a big beast if it could be used to bridge stitch my cracked ceilings together? I somehow don't think DH will "buy" that one especially seeing I have been complaning about the BSR
Marianne

[Marianne G.]

Tell him it works better on the big one :wink: Bigger is always better, when it comes to electrical toys (especially when boys are doing the choosing) isn't it :roll: :lol: :lol:

[Marianne G.]

Oh - and I thought size didn't matter these days :wink:
Actually it does when you have just down-sized your overall living space to half - my sewing machines have certainly become very close since we moved - so I think any new sewing machine in this house will be tiny (interpret that as you like :P )
Lots of snow here so an unexpected chance to do some sewing. I have the machines and iron all set up so I hope we don't lose the power like they have somewhere up in the Brecons
Marianne

[Betty J.]

Perhaps we should all pool what we learn in a matrix. This discussion made me go start a matrix using Microsoft Office Excel. In my 830, the thing I've found when using a combination of Superior monofil in the top and Bottom line in the bottom...the top needs to be threaded for coming off a spool through that little grommet and I set at tension of 0 to .5. I use .5 if working with light fabric or few layers and 0 if working with several layers or denser fabrics. I thread the bobbin as if for embroidery and tighten it one click to the right. THEN I sew fairly evenly and not super fast. I was just doing this on my house today, which is why it's fresh in my mind.

I know the 830 is a very BIG machine and very sturdy although I have never had the pleasure of trying one myself but sewing on your house now that is something new :P I'm not surprised you need to go slow!
Sorry couldn't help myself, Betty, sorry
Marianne

Well, my house is now on my quilt. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Betty J.]

Oh - and I thought size didn't matter these days :wink:
Actually it does when you have just down-sized your overall living space to half - my sewing machines have certainly become very close since we moved - so I think any new sewing machine in this house will be tiny (interpret that as you like :P )
Lots of snow here so an unexpected chance to do some sewing. I have the machines and iron all set up so I hope we don't lose the power like they have somewhere up in the Brecons
Marianne

I still think we all need to invest in the modern day Janome treadle machine as a backup for just such emergencies. I believe it has 12 utility stitches and a buttonhole. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Marianne G.]

[/quote]I still think we all need to invest in the modern day Janome treadle machine as a backup for just such emergencies. I believe it has 12 utility stitches and a buttonhole. :lol: :lol: :lol: [/quote]

I've told my husband that now he is retired engineer he should make a contraption to belt my old mechanical Bernina up to an exercise bike. I'm sure I would be super fit in no time :lol: I wouldn't be able to compete with 12 stitches but it too has a buttonhole. I could also get arm muscles from cranking the handle on a Sizzix or Accuquilt cutter - just imagine all that exercise and almost for free! I'm sure the fabric involved can easily compete in price with a fitness centre subs and I would save petrol or bus ticket going there - I think I'm onto a winner here :P
Marianne

[Betty J.]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: