I have had the machine for nearly 2 years (her birthday will be October 31st - even missed my grandkids trick or treating that year to pick her up). I love it. When piecing it is a big help to use the straight stitch plate. With the other plate the fabric tends to want to be swallowed by the feed dogs. It is a great machine for FMQ, which I am still working on. When I first got it, I used a roll of practice fabric (3-4" wide from dealer) to stitch out every stitch the machine makes. It is amazing how much more I use the decorative stitches since I can see a sample already stitched and don't have to guess what it will really look like.
Can you tell I love the machine? :thumbup: