I've just returned from the Long Beach Quilt Festival where we showed the BERNINA 830 for the first time to attendees at a Consumer Festival. There were lines of people wanting to see the new BERNINA baby - many who had watched the webcast. If you missed it, it's now online for all to see at www.bernina8series.com, or just click on this link. It was gratifying to hear that people enjoyed the webcast; many of you listened so well that you could recite the BERNINA 830 features to me!

I was thrilled to hear your reaction to the machine. The favorite features were size, automatic threading, multi spool holder, jumbo hoop, and jumbo bobbin. One thing that you seemed very surprised and relieved about is that your feet from your current BERNINA machines will fit the BERNINA 830!!!

Joanna Wild, my colleague from the BERNINA factory - and a very talented person who made the gown you see in all the advertisting - and I demoed the machine over and over to groups of people. On the first day of the show I must have threaded the needle automatically over one hundred times. It is a good thing it is so easy to do - and that it works every time. (Click on the button photo to link to the auto-threading video.)

To be able to finally show the BERNINA 830 to you and to have the features validated by your excitement is so reassuring. The reason the machine is so wonderful is that it is the realization of what you have been telling us you wanted and needed. it is truly your dream machine!