My Viking 500 (circa 1994) is sick right now and I'll get it fixed again. I love the machine. I did buy a Brother Quilter Machine to take its place from Walmart for $200. It does everything the Viking did, has the flat face up bobbin, auto thread, needle down, speed control, sews when I step on the pedal and is so nice. I'm in love! I've had brother's before (have a 1200 short arm for quilting and had another small machine that I sold.) Guess I like the Brother because it didn't cost so much and it is a great machine. Has 71 stitches plus letters - can't beat that with a regular machine! Oh, it came with the walking foot and the quilting foot as well as other feet. Has the neatest 1/4" quilting foot. It is designed for quilting, so I think I did really well. Comes with a 25 year limited warranty. My Viking didn't because I technically bought a second hand machine - it was used for a week and returned to an upgrade model. I think I'll be sewing a bunch again!