How funny that you, too have a 301 AND a Bernina 1630. Did you realize that they are both rotary bobbin machines? I didn't know that for a long time. Another machine you would like is a Singer 201, another rotary bobobbin machine. My theory is that once you have sewn on a rotary bobbin, that is the only type that seems to sew "right." Oh, all right, I will admit that I have not only my 1630 and a 301 (actually, THE 301 that I learned to sew on), but four other 301's, about 10 featherweights, and probably 30 or 40 other machines. But my favorites are my rotary bobbin machines! (The featherweights, 301's, 201's, and my 1630.)