I also work on my Singer Scholastic. It is a work horse. I cannot say that what they're selling today is the quality I bought years ago but I can say that my SS has been very good to me. Her name is Pat. She works along side with my very first helper, Flora, a mini Kenmore who weighs double the SS and works just as well.
I love my ladies who turn out such pretty quilts for me.
Oh, I must say that I do have the larger machine, NOT the cheaper one. It has many different stitches and again I love her. :o)