Simplicity SA1500 Creative Spirit Sewing Machine

The Simplicity Creative Spirit Sewing Machine has basic as well as decorative stitches to offer everything the accomplished sewer needs. Ease of use makes it a great machine for the enthusiastic beginner. Features include 15 built-in stitches, 4-step automatic buttonhole, adjustable stitch length and width, electronic speed control and convertible free arm. Included are an instruction manual with step-by-step photos, "Let's Get Started" guide, and a coupon for 3 free Simplicity patterns.

Set your creative spirit free with this multi-tasking sewing machine from Simplicity. With 15 built-in stitches, such as straight, zigzag, stretch overcast, buttonhole, and honeycomb; and 38 stitch functions, which let you attach buttons, blind hem, insert piping, monogram, quilt, and much more, this Americana Series machine with its red, white, and blue decoration will keep you thinking up more projects than you’ll have time for. It even includes swatches of fabric embroidered with samples of stitch possibilities. Nine presser feet are included, with a press-on fit except where indicated: all-purpose, blind hem, buttonhole, button attaching, cording (screw-on), 1/4-inch straight stitch, open toe satin stitch, zipper (screw on), and gathering (screw-on). Other accessories included with the machine: 2 felt cushions to stabilize the spools, screwdriver, seam ripper, seam guide, and 5 needles--all of which store in the flip-open accessory bin. The machine features a convenient carry handle, built-in sewing light, instant reverse lever, stitch dial, and all-metal casting and gears, not to mention a manual with excellent how-to photographs and instructions (with a separate manual in Spanish). Simplicity covers the Creative Spirit, which measures 17 by 7-1/2 by 12 inches, with a graduated warranty: one-year free parts and labor, two years on electrical defects, ten years on mechanical defects, and twenty-five years for casting replacement. To top it all off, a coupon is included for three free Simplicity patterns, so you can get right to work on that new outfit!--Ann Bieri