I have a Bernia 1000 Special....not sure if it is the same machine you are looking to buy. I have had mine for at least 15 plus years. I have a feeling it is NOT the same machine you are looking at since yours has a stitch regulator with it. Mine is pretty much a basic machine...button holes....zig zag....I have sewed on it with just about everything from silk to denium...I used to make rag dolls and dolls clothes...have made one quilt on it and working on making another one...I don't have a walking foot for it and don't know if one is even avaailable for it. From what I have heard form other Bernia owners...Bernia's are work horses and hold up really well.