I have a Bernina 1230 (Old machine) .... It was my mothers... she was the ultimate quilter and sewer. I took up quilting after she passed away in the early 90's for about a year. Then my DH wanted to move the room around and it just got to crowded to sew in that room. In the last year, I've taken it up again. With a vengeance (I even bought myself a longarm) .. That Bernina has been a workhorse. My mother would never have bought a inferior machine.... She worked in a sewing factory for years and knew the machines inside and out. I also have a featherweight... which, I'm ashamed to say, have never sewed on... that too was my mothers.