Holiday Gift Guide: Brother International PE-770 Embroidery Machine

I am so excited to let you all know about the Brother PE770 Embroidery Machine with USB Memory-Stick Compatibility. Last year I did a review on the Brother Project Runway Innov-ís 40 Sewing Machine which is a joy to operate. Take a peek if you haven’t seen my review.  If you have read some of my previous post, you would know that I love to sew and enjoy it quite a bit. Besides being a teacher, my mom taught my sisters and I how to sew small items when we were little. So you can say I learned all of my sewing from my sweet mother.

Now, let me tell you about the Brother PE770 Embroidery Machine with USB Memory-Stick Compatibility. Let’s start off what this machine can do and its features:

It is the latest computerized embroidery machine that is compatible with USB Memory Sticks! Import designs up to a maximum of 5” x 7”. Utilize the Brother Memory Card Library for even more designs. Now you can embellish everything from home décor to T-shirts with one of 136 built-in embroidery patterns which include delicate scrollwork, intricate florals, classic quilt patterns and so much more.

• 136 built-in embroidery designs and 6 built-in embroidery lettering fonts
• Easily import designs from your memory stick via the built-in USB port
• Built-in embroidery card slot enables use of 1000’s of optional Brother embroidery designs
• On-screen embroidery editing on monochrome LCD touch screen
• Maximum embroidery area of 5″ x 7″
• Built-in frame shapes and border styles to frame your embroidery
• Memory function to save designs for future use
• Available at Authorized Innov-ís Dealers Only

Now that you know about all of the above features I will tell you about my experience with the Brother PE770 Embroidery Machine. Brother International was kind enough to give me the opportunity to do a review on their Brother PE770 Embroidery Machine, and you I graciously accepted the offer.  I have heard a lot of wonderful things about this machine, so you can imagine how I felt when I received it at my door step. In my head I was already planning what kind of fun, adorable, and elegant creations I would be making.

I carefully opened the box which contained the following items: Seam ripper, bobbins,needle set, cleaning brush, screw drivers, spool caps, spool net, scissors, accessory bag, manual, reference guide, and 1 (5″ x 7″) hoop. All of the manuals and instructions, came in both English and Spanish. With the help of my husband, we put the Embroidery Machine together, and I must say it was quite easy to install. To get familiar with the Embroidery Machine I started to read the the manual from the beginning to the end. I was quite fascinated with what you can do with this machine and I was ready to practice on it.

 Since it is Christmas time, I decided to start off making some adorable personalized Christmas stockings for my family. I bought some adorable Christmas fabrics and found a stocking pattern and was ready to start.

 All the stockings were ready to be personalized and that is when I turned on my Brother PE-770 Embroidery Machine. I reached for the  5″ x 7″ hoop and unscrewed it (inner hoop and outer hoop). On top of the outer hoop I placed my stabilizer, fabric and then the inner hoop to fit on top. Always try to cut your stabilizer a little larger than your hoop to make it fit perfectly without moving around.

 Threading the machine was quite easy and I had bought 40 lovely colorful embroidery threads to start off with and bobbin thread as well. Believe me, I wanted to be prepared and ready to sew and embroider when I started this project. Next, I was ready to find the right design to personalize my stockings. I slightly touched the LCD screen and a screen full of wonderful patterns, characters, and much more appeared. I chose the alphabet characters and selected the name Sophia. You can resize the character/name, change the layout and so much more. The options are there for you to have fun with and make the perfect size for whatever you are making. I used a nice shiny white embroidery thread, which would definitely show off on the red. After programming Sophia’s name, all I had to do was press the start button and it started to personalized the stocking.

I made 3 stockings Dad, Mom and Sophia and they were so easy to make and the machine personalized it so quickly. The PE-770 did most of the work, it was truly a breeze to embroider.

I was quite satisfied with how the machine worked yet, I wanted to make a lot more items. So I decided to make an applique shirt for my little one.  I purchased a ladybug applique which I downloaded, and then used my thumb drive so I could transfer the file from my computer to the Brother PE-770. Then I walked to the Embroidery machine, and turned it off. I plugged in the thumb drive and turned the machine back on. I chose my files and transferred them all to the machine. It was as simple as that. Now, I was ready to make my beautiful ladybug shirt.

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