yes, i definitely planing on leaving her as is! i do love this machine. i have another older singer that was working great until this morning...started to bird nest with the bobbin thread, so i hauled this lil gal out and started working on the quilt i have planned for my aunt in Ontario. She is very smooth and has nice stitches. She is so petite as well. I definitely understand why my grandma just had to have her.