When I returned to work after raising my family, the first item I splurged on was my Bernina 1120. It has served me very well all these years (probably well over 30) and I couldn't begin to count the numerous items I created with it, from clothes to draperies and valances, to doll clothes, from quilts to tote bags.
Several months ago, I discovered the darning foot and, with the feed dog down, now I free motion quilt. I never knew I could do this on my machine.
Now I'm looking for a similar machine on Ebay, just in case I will need a back-up some day. I would not even think of purchasing one of the less expensive machines after having been the owner of a Bernina.