SINGERM1150 Portable Sewing Machine White – Accessories Included | 16 Stitches, Top Drop-in Bobbin, 4-Step Buttonhole, Free Arm, LED Light | Ideal Sewing Machine for Home Projects

My initial reason for purchasing this machine was to simply re-attach buttons to my dress shirts. The quality of even expensive dress shirts seems to have declined in the last few years and after just a few washings, buttons are coming off. I have tried hand sewing but could never seem to get it right. So I was looking on YouTube for tutorials and came across one that showed how to use a sewing machine to reattach buttons and the machine she was demoing was the Singer Start 1304. It looked so easy I decided to check the price on amazon and was surpised by the low cost. I mean this thing is about the cost of 2 or 3 of the shirts I buy for work.The machine is very simple but offers some really nice features like double needle support, reverse and 6 different stitch types and of course, a foot-pedal. It is very light weight making it very easy to setup and store. Now honestly I haven't touched a sewing machine in over 40 years and that was in an 8th grade home econmics class, but with in 10 minutes I had the bobbin wound, the machine threaded and was ready to go. After repairing 2 shirts, I was pretty pleased with my purchase and put the machine away, confident I could repair any of my shirts in the future.Then a day later, I was looking at my tablecloth on my dining room table. It has never fit right and hung way to far over the edges. So, I watched a quick tutorial on hems and then I trimmed the tablecloth down to the overhang I wanted (plus 1/2" seam allowance), got the machine back out of the closet and within 15 minutes it was done! It now fits perfect with an exact 8" over hang on all sides AND it looks incredible!I'm convinced that this machine is the gateway drug into the sewing hobby, because now I'm thinking custom throw pillows for the living room. Maybe a laptop sleeve, (yes this machine includes a "zipper foot"). As the headline states, be careful, this is a very addicting activity!

I am 74 years old and I have had many sewing machines, all with bells and whistles! I wanted a simple sewing machine for clothes repair, curtains, etc. I just threaded it and it took about 30 seconds! I am very impressed and upon making a sample stitch line it was perfect! Easy peasy which is just what I wanted. Veteran sewers or beginner, this is a great, lightweight sewing machine. I could not be happier! By the way, my first machine was a singer so now I have come full circle!

wonderful. Light weight and easy to more around. Quit love it.

I ordered this sewing machine to have on hand for repairing clothing and for small incidental projects, then to pack away when not using it. I am by no means a sewer, though my mother was when she was younger, so I know the basics and that's it. I tried it out yesterday and found the machine to surpass my expectations. It is made of plastic, no surprise, but with some care and protection while storing, it should last as long as I need it to. It is light weight, and there is a light on it to keep your projects well lit. It has enough different stitches and functions (like sewing on buttons and making button holes, more than I'll ever need) to be truly useful to have. The instructions are easy to follow, and the motion of the sewing mechanism is smooth and very solid. It worked quite well on my little projects yesterday. The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because the presser foot lever is plastic, and even with careful use I see this eventually breaking. Some tips: if buying this machine, get steel bobbins and some heavier duty needles, because the machine comes with plastic bobbins (which I don't think would hurt but aren't going to be as precise a wind as steel), and the needle is a little on the lighter side. I repaired a pair of heavy canvas pants for my husband, so I was glad I'd gone to the store and gotten a heavy duty needle. All in all, pleased with the purchase and believe I will get lots of long use out of it.

Good item, easy to operate

I bought this machine for one purpose-making buttonholes. I have another machine that’s older than I am that I use for most of my work, since it’s an absolute UNIT and mostly metal, but it only does the one stitch. I tinkered around with this machine a little bit when it arrived, and noticed that it didn’t have even half of the strength as my normal machine, but wrote it off, since I won’t be using it much. Well, I finally got it back out to do the one thing I bought it for, a full month after the return window closed, and the thread tension for the buttonhole setting was a MESS. I’ve been sewing for 20 years, I KNOW how to make a machine work, but this one wasn’t doing its job. So I brought it to my local repair store, and they told me that this machine would NEVER properly do buttonholes since it was basically just an expensive piece of plastic. So now I’m stuck with an overpriced paperweight because I didn’t think to try out every setting when I’d first bought it, assuming that the brand’s reputation for quality would apply to their current lineup. In summary: while singer used to be great (as evidenced by my 60-year-old machine), what they make now is steaming hot garbage.

Muy buena maquina de coser, fácil de usar por si estas iniciando a coser

Great price. Purchased for granddaughter as a first machine.