I've had a lot of life happening these last few weeks. A baby was born and a father has died. There has been many blessings and much sadness. But when I had time I would sit at the machine and do some work with it and the software it came with. I still have a couple of weeks to make this decision but I don't need the time. I have decided to return the machine. It's not because of the machine. The singer does everything it is asked to. The only machine issues I had were of my own doing. Trying to force the hoop on, not threading properly. I'm very happy with the machine. My decision is based on the software. The software that give the Singer it's instructions is just not strong enough for the quality of work I expect. I have a couple of photos I'm going to upload here. Please read on if your interested in my review. And thank you for your time. Mona