My first BERNINA Archives

A Gift to Dream and Create On

In the fall of 2011, my now most expensive friend, Kath called so excited I could barely understand her. She … More

My first Bernina was purchased in 1974 with insurance money from my husband’s estate. This machine sewed clothes for my … More

For many years, I sewed and then quilted on my grandmother’s 1924 Singer model 99. When I started quilting in … More

In 1984, my sister and my mother and I were attending the San Diego State Fair while visiting my sister … More

I had never heard of Bernina before that day. I wandered in to the local quilt shop looking for a … More

In the early 1970’s I was interested enough in sewing to take a high school course. However, I was so … More

I met my first Bernina at QuiltCon 2017 in Savanah, GA. My LSQ, Augusta Sewing Center, was the Bernina vendor … More