Three trolley families do most of the work on this site, and they are not alike. They cost different money, they publish their sizes in different ways, and, frankly, you can trust some of their numbers more than others. Here is how they stack up. All trolley links on this page go to the Sewing Machines Plus trolley category or to Sewing Parts Online, and Everything Mary links go to Amazon search results for the case name.
| Family | Sizes and interiors, length by depth by height (in) | Prices seen in research | Strengths | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutto, Machine On Wheels | Small 16 by 9 by 12. Medium 19 by 10 by 13. Large 21 by 12 by 14. XL 23 by 14 by 15. 2XL 27 by 14 by 17. | Large trolleys about $255 to $400 at retail. | The only family here that publishes a model by model size chart. Five sizes, so most machines get a close fit instead of a case full of empty air. The frame folds flat for storage. | Most expensive of the three. Its own chart and its retailer publish different numbers, explained below. |
| Everything Mary | Standard 19 by 9.75 by 13.5. XXL 22 by 12.5 by 15. | XL about $110 to $125. XXL about $160. | Much cheaper than Tutto. Collapsible, light, and easy to find at craft retailers. The XXL is one of only two mid price options that swallow the deep Brother embroidery machines. | Soft sides give less protection than a framed trolley. Resellers publish conflicting interiors for the same XXL model, explained below. |
| BlueFig | TB19 19.25 by 9.5 by 14. TB23 23 by 12 by 16. | TB19 about $136. | Mid price, made for sewing machines rather than adapted from luggage. The TB23 named list covers many large Janome and Brother models. | BlueFig pages do not confirm whether the published measurements are interior or overall. Every BlueFig fit on this site carries that lower confidence note. |
When the numbers disagree
Here is the awkward part, and we are not going to dress it up. The published sizes for these families do not always agree with each other, and pretending they do would make our tables look surer than they are.
Tutto's own size chart gives maximum machine sizes that are smaller than the inside measurements Sewing Machines Plus publishes for the same cases. Two sources, two stories. We did our fit math with the Sewing Machines Plus inside figures, because you cannot test a fit without an interior, and we kept the half inch of breathing room partly to cover that gap. When Tutto's own chart names your machine, we say so, and that named fit counts for more than our math.
The Everything Mary XXL shows up with at least three different inside measurements across resellers, all for the same model. We used 22 by 12.5 by 15, the figure that came up most often. If your machine only just squeezes through in an XXL on our tables, treat that row as tight and run a tape inside the case when it arrives, before a class or a trip depends on it.
BlueFig never says whether its measurements are taken inside or outside the case. If they turn out to be outside measurements, the real insides are smaller, and some BlueFig rows would drop from fit to not confirmed. We flag those rows everywhere they appear, so you see the warning before you buy, not after.
So which one should you buy?
Pick Tutto if the maker names your machine on its chart, if your machine goes to classes or retreats a lot, or if it is heavy enough that a framed trolley earns its keep. Pick Everything Mary if the budget is tight and your machine passes with room to spare, which covers most standard domestic machines. Pick BlueFig if Tutto money is the blocker and your machine sits on the TB23 named list. That list is stronger evidence than our math.
One family did not make this comparison, on purpose: the Luxja standard bag. It is a carry bag, not a trolley, and it fits none of the 10 machines we checked, whatever its listing suggests. It stays in the brand tables anyway. If a bag fails, we would rather show you the failure than quietly leave it out.