I started sewing on a Singer "Futura" machine, [bought with bond money my Grandma had saved for me], when my oldest daughter was 6. I had 3 girls to sew for and wanted them to have nice clothing! It had the {cams} to insert and really did a nice job with regular stitching and basic sewing. Sewed many garments on it. When I retired, I upgraded and treated myself to a Viking D1 embroidery machine which I love and also bought a Viking Lily for basic sewing. Also have the Brother Disney Machine which is a great machine for the money. I love them all and am thinking about a Serger someday...