Many of you know Ron has been designing a “Long Arm Quilting Machine". here is some info we can share with you now. The design is complete and Ron has met with the 2 shops that are going to assist in building this machine. It is going to be called the “Cote Quilter 20 Plus” as you can tell it is going to be 20″ clear clearance from the needle to the neck of the machine. It will be built here in Maine and Ron will be doing the final assembly himself. Unlike a lot of the long arms that have been converted to quilting, this machine was designed from the start just for this purpose.
It will be sold as a free standing machine or as a model to be put in most frames. We will also be able to bunble it with the Bernina frame and the Sure Stitch for speed regulation.
Stay tuned as we get to the next stage. We are in hopes of demonstrating it at the Maine Quilt Show in July.
We still have the Cote Quilter “10″ available at the store for $999 as you can see in this picture below.

I just came back from a Bernina meeting and found out more about the update for the version 6 Artista software. You can update from version 4 right to version 6 without having to update to version 5. It is very easy, just come into the store and buy an update kit and then update your version 4 or 5 right to version 6.
Now here is where the problem comes in, if you have updated to a newer computer and haven’t loaded version 4 onto it then you must update it from your older computer as the version 4 doesn’t work with the windows Vista and won’t work with windows 7. For a fee we can do it for you on one of our older computers as this will update your dongle to version 6 and then you will be able to use it with Vista or the new windos 7.
We have the update in stock. If you have version 5 and buy the update there is a special price. I can’t post prices on the internet but will gladly go over the pricing for you in the store. The pricing is very resonable and well worth the added features of version 6
Look for more information on the new features in our December e-newsletter. If you are not signed up you can send an email with first and last name and you email address and we will add you to our monthly e-news

Ron

This is a recent letter form a customer that we would like to share

Dear Ron
A week ago my friend and I drove several hours to your shop to have our Bernina sewing machines serviced. Thank you very much much for giving them a super tune-up the day we brought them in. They are purring along because of your expertise. We appreciated the advice you gave. I tried putting a drop of oil on my walking foot and it has never worked better.
Thank You
Sincerely
Mary

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