Janome Hello Kitty 11706 Mechanical Sewing Machine

This machine is a light weight machine. It has a consistant stitch and a very nice button hole for such a small machine. I have used it on many different fabrics and have no problems with it. I recommend it to my beginning sewing class as a good basic starter machine. It is tough enough to sew through two layers of cotton duck and it can sew very light fabrics as well. The two machines I have used needed a little tension adjustment on the bobbin to keep the zigzag from puckering, but that is a quick easy adjustment that needs to be done to all machines periodically. I think this little machine is one of the best of its class around. It is definitely a no frills machine. It isn't even close to as fast as my big machine, but it isn't as slow as I expected from a little machine. It has enough stitches to cover all the basic sewing needs, but it will not do any fancy stitches. It only has 3 lengths of straight stitch, 3 width zigzag, a couple of blind stitches and a button hole series. The button hole series is not automatic, but it makes nice even button holes. We have found that if you don't get the bobbin in quite tight enough it tends to make a knot of thread under the fabric, but this can be prevented by making sure the bobbin case is seated correctly. All in all, this is a good little machine. I would recommend it to anyone who needs a little kick about machine and doesn't need all the fancy stuff that comes with a full size machine. I would buy this one over a machine that has more stitches in the same price range. You are getting better quality, but less features.

This is a small size sewing machine but performs like a normal size machine. The stitches are excellent and it is so pretty and bright! I bought this machine for my grandaughter- she is only seven years old but like me,her Mimi, she loves to use a sewing machine- only with adult supervision. We had a marvelous time using it the first time - it is a beauty!! I would highly recommend this sewing machine for an adult or a child.

The Janome Hello Kitty sewing machine is the perfect size to carry back and forth to quilt meetings. As well as being light weight and easy to carry, the stitches are perfect for piecing quilt blocks. It was exactly what I was looking for.

This is a small, lightweight, about 12 pounds, high quality basic machine that has a very nice straight stitch after you fine tune the tension and replace the plastic bobbins with metal ones. I bought it to take to quilting classes instead of my heavy, expensive, computerized Elna that always seems to fall over in the car. It has three stitch lengths, zigzag satin stitch, reverse, a buttonhole attachment, a light and you can remove the storage compartment which allows you to sew cuffs. I really like that it has snap on feet and that I can use the same ones that I already have for my Elna. I wish that I could lower the feed dogs on it and that it had a carry case. This is a slow, steady, fairly quiet machine that just happens to be packaged in a funky, neat green body with a kitty on it.....very cute. Many people bring antique Singer Featherweights to class, I think this could be the modern equivalent, maybe I'll start a trend.