Brother XR9550 Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine with Wide Table

I purchased this machine for quilting and garment sewing. It does a great job and offers many stitch options. I did need to purchase some additional feet. The only issue is using the “automatic”needle threader. I’ve been practicing using this feature but I think I was successful only 10% of the time. After multiple attempts I finally manually thread the needle. An opportunity for improvement for sure! Otherwise a great machine.

Love it easy to use, auto thread could work just a little better for a man with arthritis

I love this machine. It does a beautiful job and easy to use. I’ve got a Singer that I had nothing but trouble with. This Brother is a breeze. Love it.

Comes with instruction manual. Easy to follow. Love the way the machine feels. This is the best machine I have owned. The fact it has the alphabet included is a plus. Would recommend this machine for a beginner or advanced person who sews

I'm truly enjoying this machine it has so many uses for quilting.

Runs like a charm. Great for taking to classes. Lightweight and easy to use.

I absolutely love my new machine. I had a smaller brother before this one for many years it has they have all been reliable easy to use machines. I would have liked to have had a few more amenities like a thread cutter, automatic needle threader, but they were out of my Price range. I’m just learning to sew and quilt thank you brother and sewing essentials for helping me achieve my dreams.

Very nice sewing machine. Good amount of stitch patterns. Good for basic sewing.

This machine helped me as a beginner seamstress to sew like a pro( well semi-pro) I love the different stitch combinations and while The items I am sewing are simple , this machine helps me to make them Look really nice . It’s also made sewing so much more fun !!

I love my Brother's sewing machine. I started sewing at age 8 and this is one of the easiest machines that I have used. It sews great and has a lot of great features. I is easy for me to take to sewing groups.

I fairly satisfied with it for my first project. By the second project the dog feed stopped going up and down and was stuck in down so now I need to take it miles away for repair after 5 days or so of use… maybe a defective isolated case? I don’t know. Is my first machine, so it was pretty disappointing

I had an older Brother sewing machine that worked fine and met the needs I had for fixing a hole in a shirt, hemming some pants, or throwing together a pillow case for the odd sized pillow but recently I decided to add back sewing as a active hobby and became very aware of how many very useful functions were offered by the newer machines. Here are some of the changes/additional functions that, after a month of practicing my new hobby, I won’t willingly give up: 1. A drop-in bobbin. I’m amazed at how much easier it is to start sewing with the drop-in bobbin. Not having to play around with the fly-wheel to move the needle so that the bobbin thread can be pulled up before you can start sewing is worth a lot to me on its own. Running out of thread on the bobbin is no longer the pain that it used to be, since dropping in another bobbin is so simple. Although there can still be hiccups in the process using a drop-in bobbin, it feels like snags and knotting of the threads is less common with the drop-in bobbin. 2. Pre-programmed stitches, each with default values for stitch length and width. Each time you select a different stitch, the most common values are pre-filled. The display also will have a code for the required presser foot, if the stitch has such a requirement. (Of course, having the wherewithal to read the code before you start stitching is something else!) 3. Snap-on/snap-off presser feet. I’ve been wanting this for quite a while. It’s everything I hoped it would be. I often change from a standard straight stitch to a overstitch stitch because a pattern piece is in front of me and has my attention. (Yeah, doing the overstitching for several pieces at one time is more efficient, but that isn’t how my brain works all the time.) Being able to swap out presser feet with little more than a press of a button is wonderful and makes it more likely I will protect the fray-prone edges early, before losing too much fabric. 4. An improved process for filling bobbins. A simple, but very welcome improvement, is that pushing the bobbin that is being filled over to the fullness-sensor changes the sewing machine’s mode so that the needle is automatically disengaged. No more fiddling around with the fly-wheel to disengage it and then having to re-engage it, after you are through. 5. Better design for threading the upper thread. I’m not sure how this was accomplished, but the design of the upper thread path has been tweaked so that the thread tends to be in the correct side of the take-up lever automatically. In the older machines, you would have mess with the flywheel to get the take-up lever in an accessible place to loop the thread around it correctly. 6. Consistent ending position for the needle. When you stop stitching, the needle will always be moved to the default ending position. The normal default is to always end with the needle in the fabric, in the down position. This default can be changed to ending in the up position if you prefer. 7. One-touch button to toggle between the needle-down/needle-up position. 8. Option for automatic stitch speed control. The power pedal can be used to “drive” the stitching, with the speed of the stitching being controlled by the amount of pressure applied to the pedal, just as sewing machines have worked for decades. However, by disconnecting the power pedal, the option to set a control on the sewing machine to determine the speed of stitching can be used instead. The stitch speed control is a sliding lever near the needle-up/needle-down and reverse stitch buttons. There is also a third button for starting/stopping the stitching. This feature can be a great help for someone without fine motor control in their feet or for those who may find their ability to keep a steady pressure in the power pedal inconsistent. People just starting out may find having a steady, automatic speed very useful while they’re already trying to learn how to maneuver the fabric while sewing.

The machine is suitable for routine everyday sewing but not the best for quilting due to the limited throat space. Also, the presser foot has limited action for thicker materials. Other than that, it is easy to use and is lightweight for handling, but you need to set it on a non skid pad as it tends to slide around while sewing.

Great price, easy to use machine. Alot of features.

I really love this machine. Does everything it says it will. The only thing I don't care for is that it says it comes with hard case and it does not. It has a lid but it does not latch on at all, doesn't even really sit on it either i can't call this a case sorry.

My grandma bought me this machine for Christmas and I love it. I’m 8. She bought this particular machine because it supposedly came with a hard case for bringing it to her house, and my foot can’t reach the foot pedal so I needed the speed slider and buttons on the front of the machine to operate it. I learned all the parts including how to thread it and install the bobbin. I made my first pillowcase and two pencil bags. Next I’m making an apron for my mom. It’s too bad that I have to leave it at my grandma’s until she gets me a new case. She’s afraid the machine will fall out of the bottom if I carry it. It has no bottom like her case has.

Everything works fine, but two things really bother me. I hate how the spool of thread goes on the machine. It's so awkward pulling the thread under and to the left to thread it. And I hate the presser foot lever. It's plastic, and uncomfortably rough, and only accessible with the right hand. I much prefer my older machine's (a Kenmore) metal, smooth lever accessible by either hand.

For the price it's the biggest pain in my butt I've ever used

I am just trying to get adjusted to it as it is different than the one which broke which was a Bernini.

This machine was exactly what I wanted. I’m by no means an advanced seamstress but I enjoy sewing and wanted a machine that could do decorative stitching. The machine is very easy to use and I’ve been very happy with its capabilities thus far.