I bought a Bernina 440 many years ago when they first came out with the Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR). At that time I was doing a lot of quilting on my domestic sewing machine and I thought that this new foot would take my quilting to the next level. Well, it was too slow and clunky for me, so I didn't use it. Several years ago, I got a Bernina 570 machine and it also came along with a BSR. I never used it either.
So, this year, I decided that I would give it a try on my newer machine and if it just wasn't going to work for me, that I would sell both of the stitch regulators and get them out of my sewing room.
I watched several videos on YouTube about how to use the BSR and got myself jacked up and ready to go. But, as luck would have it, my sewing machine broke. The spring that operates the presser foot went SPROING!
So, while the newer machine was in the shop, I pulled out my 440 and tried to used the BSR. There's supposed to be two modes, one with the needle that only moves when you move the fabric, and one where the needle keeps going up and down. I could only figure out how to find one of the modes on the 440. In mode one, it was just as slow and clunky as I remembered it to be. So, no way its going to be used on the 440.
I got the 570 back from the shop and tried the BSR in both modes. Nope. Still isn't working the way that I would have hoped. I posted them for sale on our Clark County Facebook page and if I don't get a sale there, I'll put them on Facebook Marketplace. Wish me luck!
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