Janome Horizon Memory Craft 9850 Embroidery and Sewing Machine

I bought this machine because of the 9mm stitch width and all the beautiful stiches designs, plus it runs smooth and easy to understand. Hope it lasts many years of service, Janome has a very good reputation with their sewing machines. I like the machine so far and I am enjoying doing some little projects for my newborn grandchild.

I bought this 9 months ago and have been regularly using it as my primary sewing machine and as an embroidery machine. I was replacing a 25+ yr old Kenmore Elite (which got heavy sewing use by me) and looking to start to get into embroidery. I didn't want to pay for 2 machines, so I sought out a sewing/embroidery combo machine. Pros: great features for the money - lots of great convenience things, great "starter" embroidery machine (especially if you're not sure how much embroidery you'll do), lots of accessories (especially presser feet), and active social media community of owners of this machine who are happy to help answer questions. Cons: machine is heavy, additional accessories usually have to be Janome brand to fit (which can be expensive), the machine is designed for intermediate to experienced sewing- definitely not something that I would recommend to someone just learning how to sew. Overall, if you sew, do light embroidery and don't want to spend a fortune on 2 machines, this is a GREAT purchase.

I brought Janome MC 9850 on 11/09/2025 with great expectation to expand my stitching skills. But this one scratches and dents the Bobin case frequently Couldn’t complete even one embroidery work.Can’t afford ordering extra Bobin case for each work. So returned it Yesterday. Waiting for refund to choose a better machine.

A very nice machine very user friendly with lots of nice features.

Very nice user friendly

Still learning the machine, but working very well

I really really wish the threader would thread the needle. I have vision problems and no matter how carefully i thread it or which thread I use it will not thread the machine. A feature I really hoped would work. I have only had the MC9850 a week and am still working my way thru the manual, which is excellent and easy to follow. The switch from regular straight stitching to embroidery is ver simple. The screen prompts what to do and shows the correct foot and setting which to me is very helpful. I have not attempted the quilting features yet but the stitches are excellent The designs on the machine are limited but since I may plug in a thumb drive with additional stitches that’s great . I am not sure if I can just attached my computer with the loaded designs still looking for that info.

Love the rear mounting embroidery control arm, out of the way. Very quite running machine. Multiple sewing mode options. Well worth the money!

Love it! Super smooth sewing and lots of accessories. I chose this machine because my mom has a larger version. Very similar. (I guess I'm turning into my mom.) Can't wait to go through her designs and take some home to try. Did I say... I LOVE IT?! ❤️ 😍 💖

The insanely poor quality of the machine delivered to me is truly unbelievable.