I love my featherweight because it was the first machine I ever sewed on. I started using my mom's featherweight when I was nine. My daughter now has that machine and is using it to make doggie items (snoods, doggie diapers and drying coats). I picked up mine for $45 at a garage sale and use it for classes. I made 20 scrap quilt blocks on it at our Community Quilts afternoon this week and it sewed absolutely perfectly and was the quietest machine there.