On the last Wednesday of the month our local Value Village Thrift Stores have a half off everything sale. It is usually very crowded at all 4 locations, but luck does happen. September’s sale gave me the best find – an old Bernina 830 Record sewing machine. Priced at $8.95, it was a true find, but I got it for $4.50!
When I got home with it, I cleaned and oiled it and could barely wait to see if it works. YES! The stitches are much prettier than my Kenmore’s. The belt needs adjustment, so I finally took it to a professional today. He’s to call tomorrow. I haven’t used it much, but I have used it and what a nice machine. Reminds me of a volvo 240. It’s 50 lbs. of portability. Lugging that thing was hard, because a clasp on the carrying case is broken.
The day I got it I checked ebay for accessories, as mine only had one presser foot. An auction ending the next day for a set of 7 feet in the original bernina accessory box was happening. Got into a little bidding war, and the stress made me nuts, but i got it for 95 bucks.
So, for a total of about 130 dollars, I have a second machine I can dedicate to piecing and have my Kenmore (i have about 100 dollars invested in the Kenmore as well.) dedicated to free motion quilting. This took about a year and a half to do.
Eventually, I will have my sewing machine page reflect all the machines I have. I have a total of 6, 5 of which work. Some are packed away and the non-working one is in my garage. I am happy to have a reliable quilting machine and a second machine for piecing.
Filed under: Junking, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged: bernina 830 record, kenmore 158.14100, Sewing, sewing machine, thrift store find, thrifting |
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