I recently received my Janome/New Home MC 3000 machine, and I love it. I've stitched samples of all 30 stitches on heavyweight white fabric that I cut into 8-1/4" x 10-3/4" pieces. I labelled the stitch # beside the row of stitches. I plan to put these two sheets of samples in sheet protectors and keep with my manual. I can tell you that all the stitches are beautiful. The machine is very stable, but at the same time is not too heavy to carry to classes. It is a great little machine for a second machine or for a beginning sewer. I have a Janome MC 4900 QC as my primary machine, and this 3000 makes a perfect second machine for me. I will add that if this is the only machine a person has, it will still be great.