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Bernina Aurora 440 QE: What’s in the box?
The box. Brown, cardboard, heavy.
The first thing you see when you pop it open: Instruction manuals, brochures, the knee lifter, a DVD (that I still haven’t watched) and various other warranty info and such.
Oh-so-cute little Bernina all tucked away in there! On all sides are various accessories: at the top of the pic is the dark blue carrying bag; just in front of the carrying bag is the accessory cabinet attached to the machine; to the right is the walking foot in its box, plus the foot pedal. In front (bottom) is the clear plastic extension table and a baggie of feet and various other stuff.
Here’s everything unpacked onto my kitchen table. Anyone know what that random plastic thing in the middle is (above the extension tray)? I haven’t bothered to look that up yet. But, roughly clockwise from the top left: Accessory cabinet; knee lifter; Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR)box; walking foot box; oil; foot pedal; extension table; power cord; screwdriver, cleaning brush, seam ripper; “hump jumper” plastic thingy; four metal bobbins, allen wrench; thread spool caps; other included presser feet.
I love stuff like this - a handy cord wrapper on the bottom of the foot pedal. Down with messy wires!
A closeup of the presser feet. From left to right: #1 -reverse pattern foot (a.k.a. the normal, regular ol’ foot), #3a - buttonhole foot with slide, #4 - zipper foot, #5 - blindstitch foot, #20 - open embroidery foot, #37 - patchwork foot, #9 - darning foot. Next to the darning foot is some metal thing that I don’t know what to do with yet (thoughts, anyone?). I have a class the week after this one with the salesperson at the store I bought it from that will hopefully enlighten me a bit!
A very pretty box, which contains the BSR attachment.
The inside of said box. Very cute! The BSR has three feet. One is already attached to the BSR - the closed toe freemotion foot. The one on the left is the open-toe freemotion foot, and the one on the left is the transparent foot with crosshairs.
The box for the walking foot included with the machine. My first walking foot ever! I just read that this baby goes for $125. I had no idea they were so expensive!
The walking foot plus additional things that I will learn about at some point. More of those mysterious curvy metal things enclosed here, which is a clue!
The blue canvas bag that will eventually store the machine, accessory cabinet, pedal, and extension table.
The machine! In all its glory! This puppy is heavy and sturdy…
Finally, stuff I got the dealer to give me for free during my price negotiation. The plastic things are shelves for the accessory cabinet. The bobbins are insanely expensive - 12 for 20 bucks, so I had them throw in two packs of them for me. I have another presser foot on the way, too - the teflon foot, so I can go sewing some oilcloth. I also asked the dealer for some nicer thread, too. I think most of that is Mettler and the purple one is Isocord.
Now that I have a machine capable of embroidery stitches, I’ll have to go learning about thread. Anyone know any good primers or articles on what kinds of thread are good? What do you use?
And there you have it, folks. The contents of the Bernina box! I’ve been experimenting on the machine slowly but surely, getting to know the awesomeness of this machine, and I will have more to report soon!
Posted by robyn on June 22nd, 2008 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines20 Responses to “Bernina Aurora 440 QE: What’s in the box?”
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June 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 am
Congrats on your new arrival!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:18 am
I really enjoyed unpacking the box with you!
I think you guessed what the curvy-metal-things were when more of them turned up in the walking foot box - they are guides to help sew parallel lines of stitching. Several of the feet, including the zipper foot, have a hole at the back that the straight bit of the curvy-metal-thing will fit into.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
@breezily:
Thanks, Breezily! I will have to try the walking foot guides tonight. I can’t quite picture how they will help, but I’m sure they will come in handy. I can use all the help I can get sewing straight and parallel lines!
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Wow. I’m scared of this thing.
I do, however, feel that I am ready to try out a “hump jumper.”
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June 27th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Yeah I thought quilting bars (those curvy metal things) were useless at first, but I was using them when quilting my mixer cover and WOW, they are useful! It’s helpful when sewing parallel lines that are the same distance apart…
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June 28th, 2008 at 7:50 am
@Kristine:
By the way, I saw your Mixer Cover and it is *lovely!* Glad to hear the quilting bars will come in handy. I still haven’t had a chance to try them yet. Soon, though!
July 8th, 2008 at 10:33 am
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Enjoy! If you keep a watch for sales at Nancy’s Notions, you can snag a great deal on bobbins for your machine. Of course, you scored extras already.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I too have this machine and my all-time favorite foot is the 34c. It is clear plastic with red lines marked on it and it really lets you see what you are doing and line things up especially for stitching in the ditch
July 10th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Oh my! That’s like sewing machine porn… Whew I have to go and sit down.
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July 10th, 2008 at 6:19 am
@Anne Carpenter:
Thanks for the tip, Anne! I hadn’t heard of that store before you mentioned it. I think I will have to become a scavenger of discounted Bernina items now that I have the machine. My wallet is remarkably lighter…
July 10th, 2008 at 6:39 am
@sandra:
You know, Sandra, that foot seems to be just what I need. I find the standard number 1 foot is great, but I miss the open-toe that my Pfaff standard foot had. I feel like I can’t see everything I need to! For stitching in the ditch, I found that the blind hem foot works great, because it’s got that rudder in the middle that you can put in the ditch while you sew.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:42 am
@Lisa Lam:
No, no… *This* is sewing machine porn http://www.pfaff.com/mediafiles/performance_2058/performance_2058_en.asp I got a kick out of this intro video when I was looking at Pfaffs. The music, the videography with the thrusting IDT… Eek!
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I chatted up the Bernina lady yesterday at the fair and had my first experience with the BSR. OMG. If I have to beg, borrow and steal, I have to have this machine.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:41 pm
@ Susanna Valentino:
The BSR is pretty awesome. I haven’t used it yet for a real project (just testing and playing so far!) but when I do, I will blog about it in depth. It’s pretty amazing!
July 29th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Today is my birthday and my dh said I can have whatever machine I want. He is going to be shocked. He really has NO IDEA how much these babies cost. I want THIS ONE. Could you come negotiate with me, so I get bobbins and thread and accesory shelves??? Please??
July 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
@ CJ:
Ha! It reminds me of when my mom said I could get a new sleepingbag for Christmas when I was a teenager. Little did she know that I wanted a really high-end synthetic down mummy bag and was a bit surprised when we ended up at REI. Oops… should have prewarned her about that one! I hope your husband appreciates how happy this machine will make you!
Before you go, have in mind 3 or 4 presser feet /threads / etc.you’d like to get thrown in to sweeten the deal. It pays to be prepared! I didn’t really know which I would need except the teflon foot (for sewing oilcloth), and should have asked for more. Instead, I ended up with 60 bucks worth of bobbins (!) Don’t be shy and know what you want beforehand!
Oh, and Happy Birthday!!
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August 21st, 2008 at 10:21 am
Thank you, thank you !!! for posting pics of “what’s in the box”. I’m re-packing my 730e to sell it, and was pretty much confounded as to how it looked 6 months ago when I took it out of the box! Your 440 pics are sooooo helpful. Anyone interested in a new 730e? I just have too many machines going and don’t want to learn another set of software! Lazy, I guess.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I use the Isacord thread which I buy at http://www.sewforless.com , the Mettler if I find it on sale, and good old Coats & Clark that I buy at JoAnn’s during their half price sales. Tho’ I’ve only had my 730e for a short time, I love the BSR. That probably hails back to my longarming days (sigh).