You just missed a great sale on a nice light weight janome machine at hancock fabrics. It normally is sixty dollars and they put it on sale for thirty nine. They have this machine on sale many times during the year, so keep an eye out for it. They show a picture of it on thier home page in the national flyer. I like the janome brand because the feet are inexpensive and so are the bobbins. It is a little workhorse. Just might be what you are looking for.