Back again with some good news.  Yesterday I reluctantly parted with my 1130 Bernina, a wonderful machine which has worked tirelessly for years, helping me create many Art To Wear garments,  quilts, dolls and machine embroidery, and is still going strong.  But the machine was so heavy it was starting to give my arthritis affected hands problems therefore it has gone to a new home with another sewing enthusiast who loved it on sight.
I now have a lovely little and light Bernina 215 to replace the old machine.  It is a very basic model, with few stitches, just the practical ones, but has all the good Bernina features, rotary bobbin, easily dropped feed dogs, a good straight stitch, needle down etc, and is easy to lift and carry.  Looking forward to lots of fun times sewing with this little baby which looks tiny sitting beside the 820 big brother.

Here is a small quilt called Mardi Gras, made from our Closed Shop group challenge fabrics 2012, with some digitised 3D appliques stitched out on black synthetic felt,  cut out with the soldering iron, and mounted on the quilted background.  Sequins and crystals added later.