{"product_id":"baby-lock-aurora-sewing-embroidery-machine","title":"Baby Lock Aurora Sewing \u0026 Embroidery Machine","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #fff0f7; border: 1px solid #f3c2da; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe first machine that embroiders, and still sews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora is where Baby Lock's combination line starts. There is nothing below it: every machine that costs less either sews or embroiders, not both. At $1,199 and 15.5 pounds it is the machine for someone who has wanted to try embroidery for a while and does not want to spend three thousand dollars finding out whether they like it. It has 303 built-in designs, 191 sewing stitches, sends designs over your wifi, and comes with an 18 by 11 inch extension table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; margin: 26px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 0 1 260px; max-width: 260px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/angelaloq23_5.jpg?v=1722088700\u0026amp;width=520\" alt=\"Angela Huffman sitting at the Tips Table on the set of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show.\" width=\"520\" height=\"651\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45; color: #5a5a5a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngela Huffman, host of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show and founder\/owner of Quilted Joy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eWe would rather you buy the right machine than the cheapest one. If what you actually want to do is monogram towels and the backs of jackets, the Aurora's 4 by 4 inch hoop will frustrate you and you should look at the Bloom. If you want to put a small motif on a bag, a name on a onesie or a label on a quilt, the Aurora does that all day. Call \u003ca href=\"tel:+15027187148\"\u003e(502) 718-7148\u003c\/a\u003e or send us an \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eemail\u003c\/a\u003e and tell us what you want to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 16px 18px; border: 1px solid #cfe6f5; border-radius: 12px; background: #f2f9fe;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #0b4599;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f6b21b; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/span\u003e 4.9 stars on Google and a 98% recommend rate on Facebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e“Angela seems like a friend and not just a teacher. I really appreciate all the wonderful people who work there and share what they have with others.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #7a7a7a;\"\u003eJerry K., Facebook recommendation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/baby-lock-aurora-sewing-embroidery-machine-sewing-serger-embroidery-machines-753890.webp?v=1770649934\u0026amp;width=700\" alt=\"The Baby Lock Aurora sewing and embroidery machine with its embroidery unit attached.\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhat four inches by four actually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThis is the number to understand before you buy anything else on the page. The Aurora embroiders inside a 4 by 4 inch square, and one 4 by 4 hoop comes in the box. That is plenty for a quilt label, a pocket motif, a name on a bib, a monogram on a napkin or a small design on a tote. It is not enough for a jacket back or a full-width towel border, and the Aurora cannot split a design across two hoopings. If those are the projects you have in mind, the Bloom above it goes to 5 by 7 with a 5 by 12 multi-position hoop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBaby Lock's own walkthrough\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 12px; margin: 20px 0 28px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FwpseYGJfqY\" title=\"Easy to Use Features on the Baby Lock Aurora Sewing \u0026amp; Embroidery Machine\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigns come over your wifi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora is wifi enabled for Design Database Transfer, so a design you buy or digitize on your computer goes to the machine wirelessly. No walking a USB stick across the house, though there is a USB port if you prefer it. It reads .pes, .dst and .phc files, so the design collections most quilt shops sell will load. The machine also tells you when a firmware update is available rather than making you go looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e191 stitches, and a table that comes with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the sewing side there are 191 built-in stitches, from the utility stitches that build a garment to decorative ones for edges and embellishment. The bobbin is a Quick-Set drop-in, so you drop it in and go without drawing the thread up. The Advanced Needle Threader takes the needle for you, the thread cutter is a button, and the feed dogs drop for free-motion work. Eight snap-on feet come with it, and so does an 18 1\/4 by 11 inch extension table, which on a machine this small is what makes a quilt block manageable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt weighs 15.5 pounds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMachine only, the Aurora is 15.5 pounds with a built-in handle, which is genuinely light enough to carry to a class or a retreat and set on a kitchen table. With the embroidery unit attached Baby Lock lists it at 30 pounds, so the two travel differently. If you take a machine somewhere every month, this is the one in the combination line that makes that easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the Aurora sits in the line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing sits below it. The Aurora is the entry point of Baby Lock's combination range, and anything cheaper is a sewing-only machine. Above it is the \u003cstrong\u003eBloom at about $2,699\u003c\/strong\u003e, and what the extra money buys is the embroidery experience rather than the stitch count: the field goes from 4 by 4 to \u003cstrong\u003e5 by 7 with a 5 by 12 multi-position hoop\u003c\/strong\u003e, two hoops instead of one, embroidery speed goes from \u003cstrong\u003e400 stitches a minute to 650\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Bloom adds a hands-free knee lift, on-screen design editing and automatic jump-stitch trimming. That last one is not a small thing: on the Aurora you clip the jump threads yourself on every design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 30%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSews and embroiders in one machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x 4 inch embroidery field, one hoop included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e303 built-in embroidery designs and 13 embroidery fonts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e191 built-in sewing stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWifi design transfer, plus a USB port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 1\/4 x 11 inch extension table included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 presser feet included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.5 lbs, with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEmbroidery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum embroidery field 4 x 4 inches (100 x 100mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 4 x 4 inch hoop with grid included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e303 built-in designs and 140 frame patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 built-in embroidery fonts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery speed 400 stitches per minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigns can be combined and rotated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReads .pes, .dst and .phc files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSewing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e191 built-in stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick-Set top-loading drop-in bobbin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced Needle Threader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush-button thread cutter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop feed lever for free-motion work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree arm for cuffs and sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 snap-on feet: buttonhole, embroidery, overcasting, monogramming, zipper, zigzag, blind stitch and button fitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eConnectivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWifi enabled for Design Database Transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWireless notification when machine updates are available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 USB Type A port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFile types .pes, .dst and .phc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWhat it does not do\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe embroidery field stops at 4 x 4 inches and designs cannot be split across hoopings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo on-screen design editing. Baby Lock lists the Aurora as not having it, and the Bloom above it does\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJump stitches are not trimmed automatically. You clip them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Lock does not list a knee lift for the Aurora. The Bloom includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo stitch regulator, projector or laser guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth 16.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight 12.1 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth 7.64 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight 15.5 lbs, or 30 lbs with the embroidery unit attached\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 year limited manufacturer's warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 year parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year circuit board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year electrical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 year labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarranty service is handled here in Louisville by our own factory-certified technicians, so your machine does not have to travel to a stranger when it needs attention. If you live outside of Louisville, any Baby Lock dealer in the country will service your machine under warranty. Every machine we sell also comes with owner classes, and on a first embroidery machine those classes are the difference between a hobby that sticks and a machine in a closet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baby Lock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50217780248823,"sku":"BLMAR","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/baby-lock-aurora-sewing-embroidery-machine-sewing-serger-embroidery-machines-753890.webp?v=1770649934","url":"https:\/\/quiltedjoy.live\/products\/baby-lock-aurora-sewing-embroidery-machine","provider":"Quilted Joy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}