Brother HC1850 Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine with 130 Built-in Stitches, 9 Presser Feet, Sewing Font, Wide Table, and Instructional DVD by Brother

Cumple con todo lo que indica, funciona adecuadamente y es muy fácil de usar una vez que se ha familiarizado con ella. Si no se tienen conocimiento en un principio hay que poner atención a sus ajustes por que de esto depende mucho la calidad de sus resultados, una vez entendido, los resultados son excelentes. Las formas de la costura se realizan a la perfección y se siente bastante resistente y estable.

I am in total love with this machine. I am a new sewer, started in September 2015. I've done a lot of sewing by hand and dabbled a bit in mini courses when I was in third grade back in 1973. Lol. My first machine was a singer 4432 in September. Which has already gone to the shop once to have its hook timing fixed. For $86. For a machine I spent $139 on. Not very happy. Especially when three days after I got it back, the same thing happened. When the hook timing is off, you can't pull up the bobbin thread, so you essentially are unable to sew anything. And if you can't figure out how to fix it yourself – and it's not easy for a lot of machines and the 4432 is one of them — then you have to pay someone else to do it. Anyway, long story short I wasn't about to spend another $86 to get the hook timing fixed on a $139 machine that I'd already spent $86 on three days earlier. I decided to cut my losses and buy a better machine. This is where the brother HC 1850 comes in. I did a lot of research and found that brother was best for my needs. After speaking with the guy who repaired my singer, he told me that brother and babylock are made by the same company. That was pretty much all I needed to hear. So I had narrowed it down to this machine or the SE400 which is a combination embroidery/sewing machine. The price on this machine was $179 when I bought it. And the SE400 was $270 at the time of my decision. I decided against the embroidery machine simply for the reason that it would be a long time before I would actually have use of the embroidery. And I didn't want to discover many months after buying it that some part of the embroidery didn't work and I was now out of warranty. So I thought to just buy the lesser expensive of the two which was the HC1850. Wise choice because I am still discovering this machine after weeks of having it. And I will say that this machine performs extraordinarily well. It really "finesses" your sewing. The heavy duty from singer 4432 "bullied" my sewing. I found that the singer had a lot of bobbin jams and just really weird hissy fits for no apparent reason. And for a while I thought I was doing something wrong. I wasn't. Now that I have this machine, I am confident that it was the machine and not me. This machine is so easy to work with it is really a joy to use. I never sit down and start to use it and think, "what is this going to do to me today to make me fiddle around with it/fix it for an hour before I can actually start selling?" I never have any trouble with it. With the singer I always faced sewing with trepidation, and that's no way to go into a hobby you really like. I did a big project with painters dropcloth recently which can be very ravelly and linty. Once I got an error message early on saying that I needed to clean out the bobbin case and the race. I did that, extraordinarily easily, by the way, and have not had any problems since. Now I suspect I was getting similar problems with my singer 4432, but as that is a mechanical machine, it gives you no such prompting as to what you need to do or than anything is actually happening. It will just stop working - gives you bobbin jams, and then messes up your timing. I sat down yesterday and played around with a lot of the stitches – they are fantastic. And the monogramming, while not gorgeous, is pretty good. It would be great for labeling children's clothing and the like. So bottom line, if you're looking for a machine that is very easy to use, very lightweight but does not move while you were using it, comes with a number of feet, comes with the quilting table, and is extremely reliable and makes your sewing easier and a pleasant experience, try this machine. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I can't say enough good things about my new sewing machine, I absolutely love it!. This was my first computerized machine and I had been looking at more expensive ones but this one was a great price and gets consistently good reviews both here and in videos. It's easy to use, easy to set up (there are all kinds of videos on this machine). It's lightweight and although I wouldn't say it's heavy duty, it's fast and quiet. Right now I am just sewing face masks and it has significantly sped up my production. This machine is also intended to help me get started in quilting and you can't beat the price for the great accessories and the extension table that are included. If I could give it six stars for value for money, I would! Update: It’s now late 2025 and I still have this machine. I sewed close to 3000 face masks during the pandemic, and many towel products. I still love this machine!

Love this machine. M'y Sister on law bougt the same one

Nice features, does what you want without unnecessary stuff I searched for a long time to find the right model. I was replacing an SQ-9285 and wanted something similar. The SQ-9285 is now made for the "All Mart" store line (you know the one). That means it is not the same quality as the other models anymore. This is lightweight enough to bring it to quilt retreats (though it doesn't have a hard sided case). It's fast and versatile. What it's lacking - This will not sew denim, vinyl, or heavy upholstery materials. That's where you want a vintage Kenmore or Singer. (Those will sew through anything. Ask me how I know.) Also, it's one of those "no oiling needed" machines. Do you know what that really means? It means you have to pay someone to maintain the machine for you. I want to be able to clean and oil my own machine. It has the narrow throat of your everyday machine. Serious quilters will get a mid arm machine or at least one with extended throat. (These require annual professional tune ups.) All in all, this is a really nice choice for garment sewing and quilting. It has some great features (push button throttle, feed dogs that drop, lots of fancy stitches). It's a good compromise between an expensive quilting machine and a vintage machine that lacks the fun features.