At lunch with the quilting girls (I use that term lightly) one day, one of them stated that all Vikings and Berninas are made in China, Taiwan, etc. That upset me and I came home and immediately contacted both of them from their websites. Viking sent me a lengthy reply stating that their Viking brand is made at home, but they contract for offbrand and those are made offshore. Bernina didn't even give me the courtest of a response. I own a Bernina 930 which as most people know is one of the last "workhorses" of the Bernina line that can still be taken apart piece by piece. You can't do that with the newer models. I also have a Viking Designer 1, but had to take it in for work because it sounded like a threshing machine next to my daughter's (we both bought one the same day). The problem was minor and because I had so few hours on it (it was out of warranty) they fixed it for nothing. I like them both and really don't care where they came from as long as they work for me. Use it, enjoy it and quit second guessing yourself. I'm sure you'll create some magnificent things with it.