Find someone else to do the sewing!
356502
Update: While the suit fit perfect and arrived in time; it would have been 5 stars, had the seam not completely split from zipper all the way to the back waistline. My son wore this to Homecoming. Can you imagine his embarrassment?! It was poor stitching. The split was clean at the seam!
208638
It seems easy but the thread gets caught in the bobbin and the needle.  I have to get a new machine that works.
585243
I've been learning how to sew, and I thought a beginner machine would be perfect; if sewing didn't pan out for me, then little love lost, right? However, I have taken to the hobby. Unfortunately, the sewing machine has not taken to me. A machine that jams is like a rifle that misfires: is it any wonder I hesitate to charge in?

This doesn't appear to be a personal problem; even experienced seamstresses occasionally jammed, and struggled to untangle the thread underneath. My hypothesis is that this is an analogy machine (indicated by the stitch-selection knobs) and not a digital one. Digital machines, in any industry, tend to are the way to go.
3408808
This machine struggles when trying to sew slowly; the wheel constantly needs manual stimulation to get going. Otherwise, you are sewing at a pretty rapid pace. The holes that are meant for attachments (binder/hemmer) are not the correct size, so my attachments won't fit. And to top it off, I cannot get this machine to sew with Tenara thread, which was the primary reason for buying this (boat canvas). I would spend twice as much and get a machine that you can rely on to get the job done.
606459
as much as i love this pattern i got it as a fairly inexperienced seamstress and i had a very short time to complete it for class. so if this is for a class and you are like me don't pick this one unless you want a challenge and to risk ruining a lot of fabric.
4581573
The part that goes over your neck is WAY too long, but too short to be cut and then TIED. I have to cut them and then sew them. It's a pain.
2569737
I thought the directions were terrible, I  am a seasoned sewer but how to get the body connected to the wings was impossible. I worked 3 hrs last night and am on my way to try again. The directions need to make it clear the right side and wrong side of material. I have never taken out so many stitches.  Wish there was a video i could watch. The picture is very beautiful and I wish I could duplicate it.
566612
Its horrible!  The seams were all wrong. .. I could've sewn this myself honestly.
477349
I am taking this to the repair shop today.  I have carefully threaded and rethreaded.  I am ready to take a hammer to it.  Constant thread jam!  Now it's jammed so I can't get it to sew at all.  There is no visible tangle so I don't have anything else to try.  I have been frustrated with this machine forever.  I will be sewing along just great and all of a sudden something goes amiss, and threads are all wrapped around in the bobbin case.  It is difficult to remove them, and the instruction book is very minimal and somewhat unclear.
3970133
The sewing is not good at all, if I had to go out of the house with it , I will not.  All the sides were badly sewn. If it's sewn better it will be a beautiful house or run around dress.
2475215
I have not been successful in getting the sewing machine to make letters.  That was one of the selling features, but I am having a difficult time.
789419
This is such a frustrating and badly designed machine. I owned my previous sewing machine, a Singer, for fifteen years. I can barely sew more than a few inches with this machine without the bobbin catching and jamming. I have to take the entire case apart every few seams! I fiddled with the tension, new threads, different fabrics, new bobbins...it always seemed to catch a few threads on a raw edge of fabric, or bunch in on itself. I didn't check the reviews prior to purchase, or I would have seen that this is a common complaint. It is possible that I'd have better luck with a different machine of the same line, but to be cautious I'm returning it for another manufacturer.
1735393
I received the sewing machine and I like it very much. However I am having a problem with It and need a copy of the invoice so I can have some warranty work done. So please email me a copy of the envoice. Thanks
716996
Sewing is reversed. Can't return to Amazon. Defective.
3048300
Super disappointed with the quality of the sewing. It fits like it should but it looks like they accidentally cut the sleeve then sewed more on to make up for it. It looks tacky.
2656663
I didn't buy mine from this Amazon vendor, so I can't speak to their customer service.  I purchased mine from my local shop, which happens to be one of the largest sellers of sewing machines on line.

I hadn't had the machine very long before the electronic display which runs the machine died.  The dealer had me call the Grace Company, who makes the product.  They sent me a replacement promptly.  That was nice, but after just paying 9,000 for this machine, I was not thrilled.

I, too, have had lots of problems with skipped stitches.  It turned out most of them were because of a wrong needle size for the thread and the needle not be inserted exactly right.  However, it took a long time and I messed up a few quilts before I solved these issues.  Yes, they were things I caused, but is the machine too finicky?  Having never worked on another, I don't know.  Let's just say it was a long learning curve, and not a happy one.

Since I wrote this review, I had the pleasure of a one day training class with the Juki America Educator, Karen Pharr.  It has changed my suspicions about machine problems into realizing that my biggest problem was not having had proper instruction.  The display failure I had is apparently a known problem with the early models of this machine, but they have corrected it since.  All my other complaints were solved and answered.

In conclusion, I suggest that Juki America needs to publish a booklet of all this information and trouble shooting tips to help the new owner not have to go through what I've gone through.  The papers that come with the machine are not sufficient compared to what I heard in my class.  If you own this machine and are unhappy, do yourself the favor of finding a location to take this class.  In addition, maybe we can all start urging Juki America to put together this information so they'll have happier customers in the future.  Selling a machine that costs that much deserves good customer support.
1147918
This dress gave me soooo many problems.  First of all this dress is impossible to figure out if a piece fits until everything is just about done.  On most of the clothing I have sewn, you can put parts of it on to see if there will be problems before the whole thing is done.  Not this dress.  You have no idea how it will fit until it is almost done.  Then it is a beast to undue.  Also, even if I had made a muslin, I have no idea how to fix all of the fit problems I had.  How does one do a full bust alteration on a dirndl dress?  The shoulders did not fit right and the back gaped.  Maybe I just suck as a seamstress but I have sewn other dresses and shirts that needed alterations without all of the problems I had with this dress.  I am just glad that I got the fabric at Goodwill because this whole thing is going in the trash.