I mostly sew with my Viking Quilt Designer. I love, love, love that machine. That being said, if something ever happens to it I will start using my vintage machines. I have a FW, 301, Singer hand crank, and a White treadle. The vintage machines are so well made and so easy to work on. My Viking has to visit a repair person if something goes wrong, I do also have a new Singer Featherweight that I have serious issues with. Wish I had never bought that one. It sews fine, it just throws the thread out of the take up bar. Still haven't figured out how it does that.