I have several tol machines but I fell in love instantly with the Singer fetherweight - in the past 2 months hubby has bought me 4 of them (from ebay) plus the Singer Pinker, and the hand crank Wilcox & Gibbs (no bobbin and does beautiful stitches that look like embroidery on the back of the fabric - who would have thought?).
He has paid anywhere from $400 to $1350 for them. All came with cases, and one with a wooden case that he has been restoring for me. What can I say, he gets on a roll at times, and like my mother says - let him go as long as he can afford it. We don't take vacations and it's just the 2 of us now so we enjoy our hobbies and our home, and I am retired. My mom even got one since I got mine.
The featherweight sews a perfect stitch for me.
I just got done doing 2 jelly rolls of 42 strips each (together) and just put that cute little machine on my kitchen table and sewed away. It even has the fabric/seam guide so it was great.
My kitchen is sunny so sometimes I just want to stay in there and my other machines are a pain to move (heavy and big). It was heaven to just sew in there.
After using this the first time I decided that it was the one that would go to any classes with me for quilting (straignt seams).
It's a wonderful machine.
KarenSue