I bought this machine for two reasons. One, my five year old GD wants to sew like grandma. It's perfect for her. Not too much power. Wish I had my camera when she sewed her first two strips of squares together. She looked at it and said , with a big grin on her face, " Oh grandma, now I'm a quilter too. " Made my day. I also got it so when we go on vacation I can bring it along to quilt. It's a nice size for that. I say go for it.