HC1850 Sewing and Quilting Machine, 185 Built-in Stitches, LCD Display, 8 Included Feet

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.

Well I just got this today and got it two day delivery with my Prime.. I can't tell you how pleased I am with it .. I am in the middle of making a dress and my not to old Singer 7422 has been acting up and I took it to the shop where they supposedly fixed it and it worked for maybe fifteen minutes.. until it started bird nesting again breaking needles and bunching fabric putting holes in it and I'm an experienced sewer and I made sure 100 times or more I had threaded it correctly .. the bobbin was right and the case was clean but nothing I did including messing with the tension could get it going again.. I threw up my hands and for almost a full day did my homework on Amazon looking for a good machine that did not say it was persnickety about thread.. had timing problems and just really had no problems at all and found this machine that only had a couple bad reviews and I'm going to chalk that up to someone not knowing what they are doing .. or just got a lemon.. one out of the three complained it did not come with all its parts, well mine came with all its' promised parts .. I promptly sat down with it after watching the CD that's about 20 mins and it really is very intuitive once you look at it .. but I wanted to make sure I was treading it right and doing the bobbin right at first since it is a Brother and I had a Singer .. well it's almost identical in it's threading .. but the Quick bobbin drop made it very easy and you know you have it in right the first time you pop it in .. Well I sat down and started putting it through it's paces with scrap fabric .. it sews like a dream.. could not be happier with it .. comes with all the feet you could needed except the edge hemming foot .. which is inexpensive and already ordered one.. Love the way it tells you what foot to use with the stitch.. the manual is complete and through and found though I did not have to read much of it as I said it's pretty much intuitive if your an experienced sewer.. I tired the monogram feature and was impressed.. still looking to find out how to space in between words but I'm sure it's there.. would have been nice to have fonts but for the price this is an excellent deal .. something you would expect to pay a lot more money for .. not sure how it handles thick stacks of material but read in one review it could sew though four layers of denim and I'm sure that's all I will ever need .. it's not as light as some of the reviews say it is and it does not walk around when sewing and I found it plenty heavy as heavy as my Singer .. If I port it around I do not want to be carrying something too heavy.. I used to sew for a living and used to carry my old Brother around with me all the time and this is about the same weight and that was 40 years ago.. I bought the Brother because I had a Brother in the past and was pleased with it and it never gave me one problem.. never had it in the Shop and so far I've had this Singer in the shop twice in less than six months.. Love the 130 stitches and various button holes it does and the fancy stitches, though, do not know what I'm going to do with them as my Grand kids are beyond putting fancy edging on cute dresses I sew .. maybe when they give me great grand kids it will be useful.. but it was fun to play with them ..Maybe on some crafts they will come in handy but I usually just sew garments.. I love the button for running the machine without the pedal but since I'm so used to pedal sewing I don't know now much use it will get .. it has all the bells and whistles I could ask for for a great price .. it does come with a foot for quilting and a board for quilting but I'm not a quilter so that's moot but looks like it's made for a quilter .. I do not know how much more I could ask for in a machine.. it has everything it seems they did not leave anything out in this machine when they designed it .. Also love the button that will raise and lower the needle and the needle threader and to be honest I've had needle threaders found them intimidating and hard to use but this one I got to work for me right off the bat.. a cinch.. my old eyes are not what they used to be.. so every convenience is a plus for me .. the large LED readout to set the stitches and the panel that shows you the stitches and what number to program even I can see that without glasses.. I can't go on enough about this machine and feel I'm writing this a bit far in advance but since my experience with Brother machines has always been good I'm giving this five stars.. My son was funny he said well you got a Brother what do you think of it and I said they are great machines I've used them before he goes really I only know of Brother because of their electronics.. lol Well I replied honey Brother has been making machines for over 100 years now .. he was amazed.. You can't go wrong with this machine .. I saw other Brothers that did not have as many features for less than what I paid for this but I wanted it all.. it was still a bargain..Oh and the light on the machine is bright .. really lights up what your sewing.. I saw some complaints that it was not bright enough .. they must be sewing in a dungeon.. again if you have the money to spend on the machine do it you will not be disappointed.. I'm not .. Also there is plenty of room between the machine and the base ,some complained it was not big enough this is as average as you'll find .. nothing has put me off about this machine so far.. It's a dream machine..

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.

First, let me say, I LOVE this machine. Yes, it is plastic-y, yes, you have to use the bobbins made FOR the machine, & Yes, you must read through a few directions here & there in order to use some of the features ~ HOWEVER ~ you can also pull this right out of the box, wind a bobbin, thread it up, & sew a seam. It's extremely intuitive. VERY easy to figure out. I did have to look at the instructions for the buttonhole feature, however, once done, WOW, SOOOO EASY! And turns a perfect buttonhole every time! One of the nice features on this machine is that for whatever stitch you may choose to use, the little LED screen tells you exactly which foot to use. Moreover, you can look up in the book guide if you are unsure what a particular stitch is used for. I was able to make a VERY nice heirloom blessing bubble suit for my grandson with this machine, complete with entredeaux, pin tucks, machine embroidery, & even his initials & birthdate machine embroidered on the back leg. Tensions were perfect EVERY time, switching threads & bobbins was a breeze, & the embroideries turned out so nice & even. I would totally recommend this model over other comparable machines. Another great feature is the built in flip chart. Well, say you, that doesn't sound like too big of a deal. BUT< say I, Oh yes it is, it gives you instant visual access to all of the stitches & allows your imagination to get working. While someone else might still be thumbing through their handbook, trying to figure out what to use, I can just look at the chart right on the machine, with the numbers & buttons handy in a second. I LOVE that feature! Another nifty thing ~ the threading legend is numbered right on the machine, for both the bobbin & the thread. Why does that matter? Because I deal with a LOT of different machines, & it is just so nice to have it right there, permanently on the machine, you can never forget how to do it, all you have to do is look at the top. Again, VERY intuitive & user friendly! I have been sewing for 30+ years, & have sewn on everything from a foot cranked "New Home" treadle, a vintage necchi, several ancient Japanese models from the 50's & 60's, a few singers mixed in there, right on up to the cheapest starter Brother available, to some very expensive ($3 & $4K) models (I did not own the spendy ones), & I have to say, this Brother HC1850 is my favorite. I just love it. It is true that the old treadle is really the only machine I have ever found that perfectly mimics hand-stitching on quilts, & it is also true that I loved the heavy metal quality &, smooth sewing on the necchi, however, when you stack all of the features of this HC1850 up, it just wins every time. I can finish a project faster & with less headache on this machine, simply because of the many awesome little details. Flip- chart, automatic threader ( which, by the way, works perfectly if you understand that there is a tiny hook in between the two larger side wings that pulls the thread through the needle eye; you must simply catch it & it works perfectly every time!) drop-in bobbin, visible bobbin, numbered threading system ON machine, heirloom stitches, perfect buttonholes EVERY time ( you don't even have to look, it just whips it out, SO awesome!), LED screen tells you which foot to use, along with typical correct tension & stitch length, last stitch or two slows down to a smooth stop, tons of parts & pieces come in the included kit, and last, but certainly not least ~ the price!!!!! I am still a little geeked out that I got this from Amazon for only $199, & free shipping!!!!! Can I just shout that last part out! ;-D Fantastic value for the money ~ I researched machines for months prior to purchasing this machine ( it was to be my Christmas gift, & my husband gave me $600 for a new machine) & this is the one that just had all of the features for such a fantastic price. The awesome price left more than enough to get a huge lot of the bobbins for it, a few new spools of thread, and QUITE a bit of fabric. And ladies, you KNOW that although the stash may teeter from being piled a bit too high, it is with great anticipation that you walk into that fabric store, eyeballing this or that for your latest project ~ therefore, money saved on the price of the machine is money gained in the acquisition of new & more fabric! ;-D ~ Conclusion ~ well worth the price, lots of features, & easy to use!

I have only had my machine for about a month, but so far everything has been great. It came on time and was packaged nicely. Everything included in the description was in the box so no issue there. I have used it to sew a Christmas stocking and it managed to sew through several layers of cotton fabric and interfacing. The multiple speed options with the stop/start button and a foot peddle is great. I did not have to change the thread tension at all when I started sewing, although If I did need to it would be fairly easy. Changing the different feet was no issue, automatic threading worked well. I wish the power cord was a little longer especially since you should not use an extension cord with this machine. I only have 2 issues with this machine as a whole. Number 1 is the feed dogs. One of the first things I did was drop the feed dogs to make sure it worked. They dropped but when I pushed the lever back to raise them they didn't raise. I immediately panicked. This issue is not mentioned anywhere in the manual but if you search online it is a known problem. To fix it all I had to do was turn the lever to the raised position and sew a few stitches. They popped right back up but this so far has happened every time I lower them. Number 2 is the drawing up the thread section of the manual. You do not need to actually do that on this machine, it does it for you once you start sewing, but this is not explicitly stated in the manual. It does say that if your machine has that feature then you can just start sewing, but it can be a bit confusing to include that section in a manual for a machine that should have it. I think this was partly my fault but I spent a lot of time trying to draw up the lower thread when I didn't even need to. So far all the decorative stitches work well, once you have master continuous speed they come out even. The monogramming is really neat and you can program all the letters you want in a row, the font is small but I didn't buy this machine for that feature in particular. This is a good machine for a beginner sewer and is easy to use. The manual does tell you which stitches are for what, which fabric goes with which stitch, and detailed instructions that will answer most if not all questions.

I've been sewing all my life and always have to have a sewing machine nearby. This machine is just for those times when I visit at my daughter's home, in case I want to whip up a project on a moments notice. Also, I might find a quilt store nearby and that could create an emergency. SO, I searched and searched, reading reviews of inexpensive sewing machines which would be solid, reliable, and have at least a few extra features. I have a top of the line Husqvarna and a Janome at home. I've also had machines which would never quite work right out of the box. A reliable, simple straight stitch was what I was looking for, a machine which isn't too fussy about the tension adjustments. After reading the high ratings, I chose this one, by Brother, always reliable, and I could not be happier. This machine runs smoothly right out of the box and handled super thin fabric and fake fur with lining with ease. I was shocked at how easy it was to thread, how quiet it runs,and how it adapts. I've had machines in the past where I was terrified to adjust the tension because it would make the machine all wonky. This was fine, easier than my Janome even. It is a little on the heavy side, so I would look at the weights before buying one to transport to classes. I wasn't too concerned about weight and didn't even check that so can't speak on it, but I'm pretty weak and I am able to move it from table to table. The stitches are all printed on a guide right there on the front of the machine and all you have to do is put in a number. I have tried quite a few and they work beautifully, not requiring a lot of adjustments. There is even a button for thread cutting. Love that. The one thing this does not have, which is admittedly something NOT required, is an automatically rising pressure foot. So when you get to the end of stitching, you have to manually push up the lever that raises the foot. Now at this fabulous price you wouldn't expect that. just saying. The bobbin winding is simple and easy with a clear bobbin cover so you can see how much you have. To summarize, this is an excellent choice for beginners or more advanced sewers. What a great value!

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 must have spent 5 hours reading reviews of this machine. I was so worried I would buy something I would regret. I've been using my grandmother's Ulna from the early 1950's for the last 30 years. I love it. It's sturdy, but the bobbin hook is worn out and it slips stitches and tangles at least 3 or 4 times for every hour I use it. I needed something dependable and that could handle everything from quilting to working with outdoor fabrics. I've had it for a week, and have already completed 3 baby quilts and other little baby projects, and a soft case for my Brother HC1850 sewing machine. It is a great machine. I'm older and my sight isn't great, so I love the needle threading. The bobbin winding is quick and doesn't tangle. The machine operation is smooth and fairly quiet. The programming is simple, with many options. It's light. So light! My goodness! After lugging around my very solid metal Elna for years, I cannot get over how light this is! I love the extended sewing table that comes with it. Very handy! I would highly suggest reading the entire manual cover to cover for the best operation of the machine. I can see that many of the negative reviews that I read, could easily have been a result of poor user practices due to not reading the manual. Look, for the price, you could replace this machine every few years and still feel good about it. But it feels like a solidly built, smooth operating machine, and I don't anticipate replacing it for quite a while. It has everything I could anticipate needing. This is one purchase that I am patting myself on the back for making! Go me! Good decision! Great machine!

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 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!

Llego 4 días antes de la fecha probable lo cual es genial, hize mi pedido el martes en la noche y el viernes por la mañana ya había llegado😊excelente producto, es una maravilla, tenía mis dudas sobre qué tanta calidad tendría, pero pff es genial, es muy fácil de coser aún si no sabes hacerlo, viene un dvd con las instrucciones y también un folleto, viene bastante claro de todas las opciones que te da para utilizar esta máquina, lo que me hizo inclinarme por ella fue que tiene la opción de hacer alfanumérico a un precio accesible y lo hace bastante bien. Súper recomendable

Love the different stitches and the tutorial that goes with it on You Tube. Easy machine to use for first timers.