I have the Singer that I had when I discovered quilting a few years ago and bought a Pfaff when I wanted to venture out into FMQ and the Singer just wouldn't cooperate (feed dogs wouldn't drop, limited space)and just have the Singer put away for backup. After a few months of membership on this board I fell in love with the Featherweights and 301s and in a month's time bought one of each on Ebay. I have two young DGDs and hope to teach them to sew one day and I can just see us all sewing together with them using the FW and 301. I must add one little thing--I was heavily medicated on Vicodin and two other narcotics for a back injury when I bought those machines on Ebay--so take a lesson from me and don't go online on drugs.:):) My aunt died in March and from her things I got my Great grandmother's treadle. I learned to sew on that machine by my DGM and remember sewing side-by-side with me on that machine and her using her treadle. So that one is very sentimental to me. So those are my reasons. The only other machine on my wish-list is an HQ Sweet 16 and that will be a long time coming.