Brother SM3701 Sewing Machine, 12" x 5.8" x 15.3", White

I learned how to sew in Jr. Hi., many years ago, in the days when most of us girls made many of our own clothes. Today, fabric and patterns are so expensive that it's not practical, anymore. These days, most of my sewing is mending, altering or refashioning, so I don't really need a very expensive fancy machine. My computerized Singer One broke and having it repaired is so costly that replacing it made more sense. This is my first Brother machine and I must say, I'm impressed, I received the machine yesterday, opened and set it up today,to ensure that everything worked. There will be a bit of a learning curve to use the needle threader, etc. but, thus far, I'm very pleased with my choice.

Been sewing for a long time, and recently got myself this new sewing machine. And I absolutely love it. It runs so smoothly and is not as loud as my old machine. It’s heavy enough to stay in place, and is a sturdy build. It’s easy to thread needle is a plus. And it fits right into the sewing machine bag for storage, with room to spare. It’s easy to move from one area to another, not extremely heavy. I am pleased with this design and purchase.

Maravilloso!!!

I love this machine. I’m a beginner and it’s easy to use. It is solid built yet lightweight. It comes with a few bobbins so that was nice.

Easy to use. with nice threading the needle feature, make it machine more user friendly.

I knew I would be doing a project as soon as it came because sometimes there are issues and you have to send them back and get the replacement. I wasn't going to miss any return windows. I sewed a belly bag and a fabric wallet with several layers and credit card slots. No issues. I'd keep sewing if it wasn't 1am. I am very happy with this. My brother quilting machine is also still going strong. I bought this becuase the black friday sale said it was light weight at 12 pounds and my brother quilting machine is a 19.5 pound boat. But dependable. Well, 12 pounds is still too heavy to be tote-able so this will remain on my sewing table. It's a pleasure to use as is my quilting machine. This can take the 8 presser feet from my brother quilting machine. And, I have a backup if either fails. A+. Glad I bought. At $112 it's well worth it.

I learned to sew in Home EC Many years ago. After my daughter was born, I took up sewing and I made her dresses and a lot of her toys over the years with work and raising a family. I really only did repairs on a Singer showing machine that after I guess 35 years I couldn’t even find somebody that wanted to fix it.I was very disappointed, but I had gone ahead and bought machine for my daughter who has two young daughters and I always show them how to sew things when I go visit. So I had seen that this product was good. I went online and found this one that had exactly the features I wanted plus, I didn’t want it sitting without a cover, so I did go ahead and buy the cover one because I just didn’t want it getting dust in the engine. I thought potentially that was one of the reasons my other one went. It was a stand on top of the table type, and I never had a cover for it.I love the fact that it’s new the tension is perfect. It’s easy to adjust. It responds quickly. I like it and I only so maybe repairs and maybe I’ll make a quilt to a blanket curtains things like that I’m not as much of a so as I used to be, but for every day repairs And some special projects, I don’t think you’ll find a better product

I have an older Brother sewing machine that I wanted to replace. Unfortunately this one doesn't run as smoothly as my older one still does. Hard to turn material on it, etc. Guess I will keep looking and unfortunately this cannot be returned.