I had a Singer for 32 years, and when that finally wore out, I purchased a Janome DC3500. Used it for two years and loved it so much that I upgraded to the Jamone Memorycraft 4900. I have had it for two years and absolutely love it. Smooth running, easy to clean, love the stitches to accent all of my projects. Wish I could have afforded the Jamone 11000....