Now, the killer feature: sideways sewing. This is brilliant for sewing accurate squares and geometric patterns. Using sideways sewing means you don’t need to lift the foot, move the material, drop the foot to carry on sewing; this really helps when sewing large pieces of material. An abundance of built-in designs The NQ1700E comes with 258 built-in embroidery designs, 140 frame pattern combinations, and 13 embroidery lettering fonts. Expand your portfolio even further with My Custom Stitch TM. Design your own decorative stitches directly into your machine and save them for future use. I am able to patchwork on the Brother Innovis F420 but it can't fully quilt out of the box (Image credit: Future)

The one downside is the Brother Innovis F420 doesn't come with a Walking foot for quilting. It's quite capable of patchwork, but if you need to go further and stitch the layers of material together as a quilt you'll need to spend money on a proper Waking foot. In the unlikely event that you have a problem just get in touch and more often than not we can resolve any issues over the phone. Feed dogs are easily lowered for free motion or free hand sewing which is useful when quilting or for embroidery. Presser foot levelling button The angle of the faceplate has been improved so it is easier to reach the needle when it needs changing.Adjust the sewing speed from slow to fast. This can also be used to adjust the stitch width while sewing. Built-in embroidery pointer - Displaying a ‘T’ mark in three different colors, the pointer can show the center of your embroidery design as well as the needle drop position on the fabric. Time saving feature (Fast And Simple Threading) F,A,S,T bobbin winding system, not only is it speedy but again has a thread cutting blade built in to snip the thread...saves getting the scissors out..! Turning the stitch selection dial shows the selected stitch in the window and the recommended presser foot to be used.

Not only does this Brother sewing machine come with a twin needle, at the touch of a button it will convert to twin needle settings! With high stitch-out speeds of up to 1050 stitches per minute, youll create beautiful embroidery faster than ever before. We loved the option for the automatic reverse or reinforcement stitch button and the button sewing foot, both of which aren't very often included with a sewing machine at this price point. Additional Accessories and Feet As you can see from the images, this Brother A16 has the LCD screen, which displays the stitch width and length, both are preset for each stitch as soon as it is selected via the dial. Width can be overridden in standard settings from 0 – 7 mm wide and length form 0 – 4 mm. On the display it will also tell you which presser foot to use and you can also choose to adjust the length and width of the stitch with the plus and minus buttons next to the display window.

Innov-Is 15 Overview

Whether you’ve been embroidering for a while, or are just starting out, the advanced needle threader, slide speed controller, drop-in bobbin and easy to thread system make the Innov-is F540E so simple to use.