Brother Sewing Machine - Computerized - CS6000i Review

The Brother CSM 6000i is a great basic machine.  It does all the tricks that a beginners machine should do. It is not a work horse, the presser feet are difficult to change. And, some special feet require a screw driver and removal of part of the presser bar.  I cannot get the button foot to work without an error message.  Oh, and lest you think I'm a new-bie, I've been sewing costumes, clothing, quilts, wall hangings, table runners and hand bags for the last 30 years.

My 30 year old Bernina finally died and after reading reviews I thought that the Brother CSM 6000i would be a great replacement for my bottom of the line very, very basic machine.  But I was wrong.

It did not come with a free motion quilting/mending foot.  After purchasing a Janome foot that fit, and dropped the feed dogs, I was ready to run.  But the free motion stitch is not free, the foot thumps the fabric and even with the feed dogs down there is a jarring jerking pause and tug after each stitch.  I am finding it impossible to do smooth curves.  The quality of my landscape quilting has fallen from expert to sad beginner. I have purchased an embroidery hoop to see if that might help the jerky odd quilting stitch.

 If you are a new sewer this machine is a good start, but; If you are an experienced sewer this machine will not make you happy.