Which machine (s) are best
Virginia, I have 2 Singers that are good. One in a cabinet, Futura from the 70's and a new Futura embrobery.
My favorite is a Janomie 3160 QDC. It has a needle threader that never fails, a thread cutter, variable speed, needle down and other goodies on it including 40 some built in stitches. Small enough to take to classes. It's wonderful. My Janoime dealer and quilt shop offers free classes when you get your machine from them. All the classes they offer when you take that machine.
My dealer also repairs all makes of machines and that's a big plus.
I believe Janomie is offering 0% interest for 18 months until the 22nd (tomorrow) if you spend $2500.
Good luck.