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Date: 9 Jun 2002 09:01:54 -0400
From: "Maria"  
Subject: Re: Bernina Feetures

> Tell us more about the fun things with the circular foot, please......love
> some ideas!

Marcia,

Due to this discussion, it just occurs to me that it could be used to quilt
in circular patterns without having to mark your quilt first. Imagine doing
various sizes of circles per block. I'm going to try it and add the idea to
my web site if it works as well as I'm thinking it will.

Maria S
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BerninaThirtySomethings
http://www.mariamichaelsdesigns.com




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Date: 9 Jun 2002 10:32:53 -0400
From: "Marcia  
Subject: Re: Bernina Feetures

Hi Maria!......wow! that's a good one!!......i'm a quilter, too!  thanks!  I
made a baby quilt back in the fall which I quilted in concentric
circles......marking is no fun either......wish I had thought of that then.
Marcia in WI



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Date: 9 Jun 2002 13:02:17 -0400
From: Faye P 
Subject: Re: Bernina Feetures - Circles

At 09:47 PM 6/8/02, you wrote:
>Tell us more about the fun things with the circular foot, please......love
>some ideas!

The circle maker is not really a foot. It's an adapter that fits under the 
foot that guides the fabric in a circle. You can use any foot according to 
the stitch you want to use.

I've used mine to make patches and coasters. Most of the coasters have been 
test runs on the embroidery machine. I just put a piece of plastic under 
the fabric and sew one of the satin stitches on the machine for a border. I 
also made some round pockets on a shirt one time. Just put two layers right 
sides together and straight stitch a circle. Cut a small slit on one layer 
close to the stitching and turn the circle. You can then sew the circle on 
leaving about 1/4 of the circle unsewed. Turn the unsewed part down and 
press.  If I remember correct I did a feather stitch abound the circle 
before I put it on the shirt.
faye




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Date: 9 Jun 2002 15:49:39 -0400
From: RK  
Subject: Lemon

Hello,
I have a Bernina 1030 and a 1130, but when I wanted a new machine with an
alphabet I purchased the Elna Heirloom edition. I like it a lot.

When I purchased it, I asked the salesperson to open the box in the 
store and
try it out because I would be too inexperienced to know whether any 
glitch was
due to me or the machine.

She did that and found a problem and immediately boxed it up again, opened
another one for me and tested that one. It was all right and I was 
reassured when
I brought it home that I could go through the manual and the lessons I 
received and
that I could trust the machine and the instructions. That was over a 
year ago and
it has worked fine ever since.

Rose


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