Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First of all, I am about an intermediate, to advanced seamstress. I have sewn many things over the years. I was given the Brother CS-6000i for Christmas. It had defective parts. I contacted Brother and they were not much help. All I needed were replacement presser feet because what was included was defective. Brother was telling me all about thread tension and could not see that I knew what I was talking about. It was frustrating. On the other hand, Amazon has been amazing! This was a gift and Amazon tried their best to make my experience with them the best it could be. Amazon did not fail! After much browsing, I was able to settle on this one for its features and price. I have this as a replacement machine and I couldn't be happier. I started using it right away when it came home. Once I fixed the tension and made sure I have threaded properly, it ran very well. It is a quiet and fast machine. The LCD has a backlight that helps SO much! Also, the LED lighting makes things brighter, too. I hemmed jeans without difficulty. I sewed buttons and the back of them looked wonderfully clean without a lot of looping that I have seen from other machines. I sewed on some sheer fabrics as well. I was pleased with how well it fed through and did not damage my material. I even tried out the basic monogramming on a foam insulated lunch bag. No problems at all! No problems feeding fabrics at all. I am loving using it! I am looking forward to completing more projects with this machine. My machine came with an instructional DVD (this is better than the instructional manual) AND a see-through open toe quilting foot that were true bonuses because these were not listed in the original description. Once you watch the video, for the threading and start up, it is easier to refer to the written manual for future reference. I am appreciating all the time that Amazon took to make sure I was satisfied with my gift.