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

2-day quick review I just bought this sewing machine and after using it for just two days I wanted to write a quick review. In short – – it’s amazing. I’ve been sewing for 50 years. This machine runs like a champ. Let’s hit the basics. Set up: simple and straightforward. When you fill the bobbin you can use the footpedal or the arrow on the face of the machine to wind it but you cannot use the arrow with a foot pedal plugged in. Took me a minute to figure that out. Easy fix. The upper thread is super straightforward like a traditional sewing machine. I really appreciate that you don’t have to Lower and raise the needle to get the bobbin thread up. That step isn’t necessary at all it happens automatically once you start sewing. There is a nifty cut off on the plate that cuts the thread and you are ready to go. Sewing: I just made a couple of new pillows for my sofa with piping and invisible zippers. What I really appreciate about this machine is when I get from one end to the other they are the same length. The two machines I had prior would always leave the top of the bottom Different lengths no matter how hard I tried or adjusted. As for the sewing itself it comes right along and you have a slider to control the stitch speed. You can press the arrow on the face of the machine to start without having to use the foot pedal or you can use a foot pedal if that’s what you’re accustomed to. Either way the actual sewing goes very well. Stitch options: I have more to choose from then I will probably ever use. What I really appreciate about choosing a stitch is that you increase or decrease the number in the digital display according to the stitched number you want to use. Best of all, it will tell you which specific press or foot to use with that specific stitch. How cool is that? Layout/design: very easy and intuitive. Not only is the quick reference guide in manual written out well but the machine itself is very visually appealing and easy to understand. I am more visually oriented so I appreciate the way the designers thought to layout the user experience. I’ve only used it for a couple of days and already it feels like I’ve had it for a long time. Overall: this machine is pretty lightweight considering how heavy my prior sewing machines were. Hopefully that won’t mean a sacrifice of quality long-term. But time will tell. I’m really pleased with this sewing machine. Speaking from 50 years of sewing machine it gets the job done, is easy to use, looks very nice, with easy to follow instructions.

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.

C’est braiment une bonne machine. Je l’ai achetée en 2020 et elle fonctionne parfaitement. Je n'ai jamais eu de problème avec cette machine. Je la conseille fortement.

I absolutely love this machine! I should clarify that I am no seamstress. I have always struggled with sewing machines that you try to get threaded correctly. Have you ever started to sew and the top looks wonderful but the bottom is all messed up and sloppy? Or you are sewing along and find that you aren't actually sewing real stitches, yes the needle is threaded and the bobbin thread is poking up... why isn't it sewing? Who knows? Sure it's a brand new machine and you take it back to Joanns Fabric Store and they say "It needs to be serviced, that'll be $99" or “the tension is off.” There it's fine. You get it home and sew, everything is just perfect for a little bit then it starts happening again. I swear every time I have ever tried to sew it was one of those kind of issues I always had. Most of my time has been with a seam ripper then the machine and patterns put together! Very rarely a finished product. After a while I just got fed up and had not sewn in 15 yrs. I actually had this machine for about a year before I took the plunge and finally opened the box. Honestly I don't know possessed me to even buy it. I guess after reading the reviews I started imagining all the wonderful things I could create and thought "I can do this! It even comes with a DVD!" Then I got it and thought "You are an idiot. You can't even thread the darn thing, you tossed out all those patterns and fabrics years ago and NOW you are a pride owner of a fancy pants sewing machine that has more stitches then you will ever use or know what they are for. Nice one. Where the heck are you going to hide it before your husband gets home? He is going to kill you and it will be justifiable homicide!" So needless to say it was hidden in the basement in a dark corner where my husband would never look! I pulled it out last weekend when he was out of town for the week and thought that I would try and make curtains for my sons bedroom. Curtains aren't all that scary, 2 straight stitches and I am done. I figured if I couldn't get it to sew correctly I could always use that fabric glue stuff. So I had some free time and pulled it out, looked at the quick guide and had that machine threaded in just a few minutes. Half-heartedly I started to sew on some scrap material. IT WORKED. Seriously it was perfect. I was amazed. I went to go and get the material for the curtains. During this time the unthinkable happened! My little girl pushed buttons on the machine! I about had a heart attack thinking that she messed up the dreadful tension and it will never sew right now!! The top was going to look fine and then the bottom was going to be a mess, I just knew it!! I put the piece of scrap material back in and the machine started to sew, the needle kind of went all over the place and acted funny. It was making the cutest little flower and leaf you ever saw! WOW! That's so cool looking! But can I EVER get it to sew a straight stitch again?? Believe it or not it wasn't that hard at all!!! Woo hoo! Just another push of a button and it was sewing in a straight line again! The Pros to this machine Easy!!! Has tons of bells and whistles! Just a couple of button pushes and you're making fancy stitches! Another push of a button and you are in the comfy safe zone of a basic straight stitch that looks nice on the top and the bottom! The Cons to this machine You will regret throwing away all those really cute Daisy Kingdom patterns from the 90s. No, not regret, much more then regret. You will be kicking yourself over them! Yes they are a wee bit old fashioned but dang they were so cute with the matching doll patterns! :( Even though YOU struggled through a semester of Home Ec in the 8th grade and a million hours of trying to put a little dress together without ANY success, your children that are 8-10 yrs old that have never sewn anything in their lives or endured Mrs Bolchovitch in Home Ec for an entire year, will be sewing cute little things out your scrap material like it was nothing. Just sick and wrong.

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!