I've yet to meet a sewing machine I can't kill! I'm hopeless with them and can destroy them/severly injure them in under an hour. My sisters and my Mom wouldn't let me near theirs. I failed Home Ec because of the damage I inflicted on the school's sewing machines. Yes, I have tried, but even I can't bear to make another one suffer! My Mom left me her Baby Bernina when she passed away and I gave it to my grandaughter when she expressed an interest. They're very happy together, while I do all my piecing and quilting by hand. I do enjoy curling up on my sofa and quilting in the evenings, something I'd feel awkward doing with a machine in my lap. I like being able to get 8-10 stitches per inch by hand, something I don't think I'd've been able to accomplish if I had relied on a machine. I do envy the speed of machine quilting and piecing, but I think of each stitch as part of my dreams and hopes going into my quilts.
I'm mechanically challenged, and happy anyway!