I think that when you are interested in something like quilting it's natural to respect where it came from. I love finding out the history on something. Sometimes it amazes me how long things have managed to stay around or what they went thru. I recently bought a featherweight from the UK and when I got it it wasn't set for US electrical circuit so I was going to convert it over. Then I found out it was made in Scotland in 1938 and decided that I'd buy a converter and leave her as she was orginally made; it only seemed right. So if you are wierd just know; there are a lot of us out there with you