Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wanted a machine to do hems and repairs, maybe a few side seams. I was going to get a cheapie to get the job done. My husband got me this instead. The first night I was so intimidated I didn't take it out of the box! Boy, was I wrong! When I finally got brave and pulled it out, I popped in the DVD, and was up and going in no time. Easy to thread-the automatic needle threader is a big help. I was very excited about the embroidery function, and the process of changing out presser feet etc is pretty easy. You can't really mess up-everything fits exactly where it should, just look at the manual. I'm pretty impressed with this machine-I had a tiny bit of experience 20 years ago, and that's it. I've used it for monogramming and sewing at this point (had it a month) and the only problems I've had were entirely user error, not the machine. It's easy to use, and getting designs from the computer to the machine is not hard at all (drag and drop). I found designs for free online, you have to unzip the files, then put them onto the machine via USB. As a sewing machine, it works well also. I'm really happy with the ease of switching things out (presser feet, presser foot holder, etc) and also with the ease of threading (not like I remember the old machines). I ordered this from Amazon with Prime 1-day shipping and got it the next day. Also, ordered thread, stabilizer and accessories here as well. Save yourself some time-I did price comparisions online and ended up back at Amazon each time.