I semi agree with you Holice. I'm not so sure I agree you need to have all the bells and whistles with you while taking a class as I don't think that's really needed. A good, working machine with operable feet...YES! BUT>>> I hear so many times about people wanting to buy a Singer 301 or Feahterweight for classes and it seems like I'm the lone voice telling them that although these are great machines they are so limiting because of the straight stitch only. There are some amazing techniques and projects that a straight stitch only machine will not be able to do...so thanks for posting this topic so people can become more educated in their machine choices.