Review on 🧵 High-Speed Sewing and Quilting Machine Brother PQ1500SL, Up to 1,500 Stitches Per Minute, Wide Table, 7 Included Feet by Jennifer Roberts

I my brother bought it about 6 months ago. I wanted to wait until I write my review so I have an informed opinion of the car. A few years ago I started sewing a small Janome Gold machine that cost less than $200. Then I switched to Pfaff Ambition. Even though I had a much nicer car, I felt like it was missing something. I was at one of my Modern Quilt Guild meetings and a woman was demonstrating how to use Brother. After that I went looking to read the reviews and see if I liked this machine. I was shocked at first when I took it out of the box for the first time. My Pfaff was very intuitive and looked easy to use. Brother was more industrial and required a little more thought as to how it works. It took me about a week to actually start playing with it. There are many features to comment on: Free Motion Quilting and Walking Foot - I'll start with these features because those are the features I like the most. My Pfaff was very difficult for FMQ. Brother is great to use. I could now FMQ a few quilts. It does a wonderful job of keeping up with FMQ execution speed and the stitches look great. The wide throat area is also very nice. I wish there was a slit on the FMQ's leg. When you start FMQ, you often need to get thread tails out of the way. Since I don't have a hole in my foot, I have a hard time getting the ponytails out of the way. Auto Thread Cutter - Love this feature. I've never had that before. I've seen complaints about how short the bobbin thread is cut. If I need to pull the bobbin thread, I just use some tweezers I have nearby to help me pull the thread through. So the acronym doesn't bother me. Light - I don't have enough light. I wish it was a little brighter. I recently bought an extra light that I attached to my machine to illuminate my sewing area and it seems to be working fine. raise knees To be honest I never use it. I think that just gets in the way. Maybe when I move to a more comfortable sewing table and have more knee room I can put it back on. machine weight. The car is very heavy. What to expect from an industrial machine. I almost hate changing my car because of the weight. The machine never moved while sewing no matter how fast I sewed. Sewing Feet - I wish some of the feet were transparent. Sometimes I want to be able to see under the sewing foot so I can see what I'm sewing, but all Brother sewing feet are solid metal. Threading the machine - after 6 months I still have to get the book. I only use it now as a quick reference, but in the beginning I had to follow it very closely to fill up the car. Spool - I found it very difficult to fit a spool when I first got the machine. Now I have no problems. I put the spool in the spool holder. Then I pull the lever and it locks. I used to try to hold the lever while inserting the spool and it hurt. I would like the spool to hold a little more thread. The machine will stop winding and there is enough room to add thread. I've found that if you gently press the pedal over and over again, you can add a little more thread to the spool at a time. I would also like to see the bobbin sewing. My Pfaff has a transparent window so I can see when my thread is running low. With Brother, it's always a surprise when it ends. Automatic Needle Threader - This feature also requires some understanding. At first I couldn't get it to work. I've found that once the thread is placed in the needle threader (and near the eye of the needle), if you pull the thread up slightly, the needle threader seems to catch the thread and pull it through. I've found that sometimes the thread snaps as you pull through, but usually it doesn't matter as you'd be cutting that part anyway. The automatic stapler does not work with some feet, such as B. the FMQ foot. In these cases, I simply refuel the car manually. sewing speed. At first the speed scared me. I've never owned a machine that sews so fast. I don't think I've ever reached top speed in this car. I've found I can't control the seams when I'm walking fast. She starts shaking. machine maintenance. This is the first time I have had a car that I need to oil. Sometimes I forget that I have to lubricate it. So I usually oil it before a big project or when I haven't used it for a few weeks. I know this is a long review but if you are like me I prefer more detailed reviews. Especially if you spend a lot of money on one thing. In general, I am very happy that I bought the machine. I feel like my sewing skills have improved a lot. Especially when free-motion sewing. I recently made a diaper bag and had to sew on several layers of fabric, cotton wool and padding. This machine had no problem going through the shifts. It's a solid car and I have to say I prefer it to my more expensive Pfaff!