Since I started the topic, I suppose I should tell you my all time favorite is a Bernina 1031. I bought her second hand, and she was used pretty frequently by her previous owner from the look of her. But she performs beautifully, singing along melodically as she stitches away. I'm a Bernina girl through and through, having owned my lovely 1031, a 930, a 150QE, a 530-1 Record, and a big 8 Series 820. All of them hold special places in my heart, but the 1031, simple as she may be, is the apple of my eye.