Customer Rating: 
List Price: $499.99
Best Price: $499.99 (new), $250.00 (used), $299.00 (refurbished)
Availability: New (4), Used (2), Refurbished (2)
Brand: Brother
Model: SE270D
Dimensions: 19.7 x 10.7 x 10.8 inches
Customer Review
Glad I bought it, but had some problems.
by Customer A1TBA0ENYMIM58 at April 27th, 2008
I've had the machine for approximately 3 yrs. I bought it because I wanted to make curtains since they are so expensive to buy. Well, I got pregnant and in the years I've owned this, I ended up making several curtains, roman shades, pillows, blankets & both my daughter's crib bedding. I'm by no means an expert, just took the basic sewing class at JoAnn's and learned from there.
The embroidery is the reason I bought it. I've embroidered my little girls initials on blankets to take to day care. Several of the ladies at day care comment on the embroidery, but I tell them it's the sewing machine and it's a piece of cake to do. My family & my husband's brother's family went down to Disney for a family trip and I ended up making us homemade shirts. We each had a Disney character in the center of the shirt, our name on the right upper corner & our last name with the year on the back. I thought the shirts turned out pretty good, but not nearly as professional as if I would have paid to have them made. I couldn't believe the comments we received on the shirt. People asked where we ordered them and the "cast members" were calling us by our names. My family still wears their shirts and I would make them again for our next trip. Lastly, I paid $400 at Wal-mart for this machine.
Here's the problems I've encountered. The automatic threading (which is fantastic) broke and I had to return it. Then the bobbin wasn't winding correctly and I had to return that one. Every once in a while while I'm embroidering, the machine doesn't move properly and I have to end up cutting a big hole in the fabric to remove it from the machine. This has also happened to my girlfriend's machine. I just noticed recently that the backwards sewing function (to secure the stitch) does not work correctly, it's like the feet don't move backwards. It could be something I've done by accident and haven't figured out how to fix it yet. With all that said, I really like this machine and when it does finally break down, I will look around at all the different models and if I can't find something better I would buy this one again.
« product details and checkout
