Well, .... I had told my daughter (age 28 and already the recepient of curtains for her room and her son's room AND a quilt for herself and the one in the avatar for her son) to be SURE that Dad knew I wanted a new machine so ... maybe not so good, just resourceful?
Daughter asked a quilting friend what other things I could use.
Because of what I've read on here about this machine I did not even unwrap the foot pedal. Love the push button and the needle up/down button. I've only straight stitched with it - except for a little practice square with some stitches and the little monogram letters - but ... love it!
I sewed on it last night for a while and even this morning. It's a bit challenging cause I brought the little avatar guy home with me from Christmas, but he's easily entertained so I've been sewing anyway - a bit!