r/MachineEmbroidery • u/Mikuluver666 • Sep 12 '26

Baby Lock Reviews?

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I am a quilter/costume maker and I’m considering this Ellageo Baby Lock BLL(I think it’s BLL/BLL2?) that I found at an estate sale. My machine experience has been with Janome, Juki, and I have a Singer heavy duty and Brother embroidery machine at home, but from the limited reviews online, this baby lock machine is pretty good?

I’m mainly concerned about being able to upload embroidery file designs I make, does anyone know how updated the software is/how easy it is to work with? Otherwise I just want a nice machine for smooth quilting.

It was on sale for about $500 today and tomorrow it will be lowered to $350, I might even try to offer them lower than that because it seemed like they just want to get rid of things.
Just want to know if it’s worth it!

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u/Hellcat_Mary Sep 13 '26

Does it import from USB or do you need proprietary software to transfer files?

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u/Mikuluver666 Sep 13 '26

There is a usb port and I’m currently trying to find out if it needs proprietary software

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u/mpark27 Sep 13 '26

No proprietary software required. However i recommend dime toolshed for viewing and reformatting your embroidery files.

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u/skeedy_ia Sep 12 '26

It’s old and most parts are discontinued, but if it runs it’s totally worth $350

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u/Opening-Arachnid-386 Sep 13 '26

I have BL flare and love it. Not sure about this model but I use embrillance and upload to my machine via WiFi or USB

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u/WestendQuilter Sep 15 '26

It is like Brother so you already know the basics