Best All Round Sewing Machine

When choosing the best sewing machine overall, we carefully considered sewers needs. These machines are versatile with a good strong motor, plenty of stitches and handy features.

Find out more about the machines:

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00:00 How we chose our Best All-Round Sewing Machine
01:22 Brother A80 Sewing Machine (3rd Place)
02:13 Brother A80 Accessories
02:38 Brother A80 Sew Test
04:42 Bernina 770 QE Sewing Machine (2nd Place)
06:00 Bernina 770 QE Accessories
06:47 Bernina 770 QE Sew Test
09:12 Janome 6700p Sewing Machine (1st Place)
10:36 Janome 6700p Accessories
12:00 Janome 6700p Sew Test
13:55 Conclusion

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[BossLadyGrady]

I received my Montgomery Ward sewing machine for a high school graduation gift in 1979 from my belated grandmother and it has never been serviced. It’s a beast!

[jonihuth]

Love my Bernina 770 QE Plus. I am NOT a snob, just a senior quilter who happens to love her Bernina.

[weliza]

I own the Janome 6700P and it is the best machine I have ever owned. I have owned over 20 machines in my sewing life, including Berninas and Pfaffs. I used the HP plate and foot mostly, which is excellent for straight stitch sewing on clothing and quilting. The needle plate is easy to remove with just the press of a button. It has all the bells and whistles I like, including the thread cutter. The lack of a free arm is the only drawback, but easily overcome by turning the piece of work to sew it in the round. It is strong and sturdy.

[Lindyanne]

I have a Janome Skyline 7, my 4th machine since the age of 10. It is an amazing machine, haven’t had this much fun sewing in forever!

[jorgerobles]

Your Reviews are the very best!!!! You do a very nice job showing us the workings of the machines you review so well that it is easy for anyone to really decide which machine to get!!!! Thanks and keep your magnificent videos going

[kathythorene]

I have a Janome 6600 and a M7 professional by Janome. Love them both.

[jodirauth]

I have a 1957 360 Pfaff. I sewed professionally for over 20 years on dozens of different machines, commerical one purple machines to all around sewing machine. Juki, consew, pfaff, my all time favorite machine a double needle consew that we had set up to do large bindings at the grommet end of flags, big advertising flags and usa flags. Huge flags that would come 3ft square boxes on a pallet. That double needle with walking foot could do it all. I would do the flat felled seam on blue jeans for myself and all so tough to do zippers on blue jeans. I loved that machine.

[kathleenstoin]

I have a Janome MC 6500p machine, and I love it. It's advertised as a quilting machine, but of course it's good for general sewing as well. I bought it because it has a longer bed width, which makes it easier to maneuver fabrics, especially bag making and other projects. I bought a Janome because when I was shopping for a machine I visited a good sewing machine repair shop and asked them which machine was most reliable. Janome was the answer. The repairman said he almost never saw a Janome in his shop.

[lisapengelly]

I have the 770 and embroidery module and I love it, had the Bernina 1230 for 32 years before this one. I do agree with the bobbin issue, my machine tells me I’m nearly out when I’m not sometimes, so I just turn off the option to tell me that and keep sewing. So many great machines to choose from these days

[Freepeter-uivf]

I own the Brother machine. It's a great budget-friendly machine. I'm in the USA. Great video!

[ruthr]

I have a Janome Skyline 5 that I love. It replaced a 50 year old Bernina that still works, but the buttonholer 15:33 gave out and I needed a new machine. My personal opinion is that the Janome are
better because made in Japan as opposed to Bernina now made in China (originally made in Switzerland).

[Leatherbro]

I have the Janome S3 Skyline and I love it. Great piece of machinery.

[karenavey]

I had a janome machine made for Sears …Labeled a Kenmore. I had no idea why this machine just went on and on and on and didn’t give me a moment’s trouble. Then I found out it was made by Janome.

[dianecrews]

Thank you for comparing these machines

[roseambrose]

I just bought the Janome this year and I love it

[sharonlamanda]

Great presentation!! I work at a sewing machine shop in the US and we have all of those models too. :-)

[carmenbuttner]

If you’re using a D-foot on a Bernina machine you always should engage the dual feed. If you don’t want to engage dual feed, use a C foot. 😉

[lauraswarts]

You should have had the dual fed engaged on the Bernina B770 Plus. You might have had better stitch quality.

[margi]

I was a high school textiles and design teacher in Sydney, Australia for many years. We only bought Bernina sewing machines to use, not the really expensive ones. I think the Bernina originally had a contract to supply Bernina s.m. to schools under the NSW Dept of Education. One head teacher decided to buy a different brand of machine, just one which was a big mistake as when you have 24 students learning to sew, it’s too difficult to switch from one machine to another brand and assist students in the classroom. I never had that machine out. We had 24 machines in 2 classrooms. I personally own an Elna which I purchased in 1976 when I was training to be a teacher and am still using today. I’ve only had it repaired once and that was last year.

[colin]

Really well presented comparison - many thanks.