Nothing, and I repeat, Nothing, can beat the straight stitching done on the old Singers. And I know of which I speak as my battery of sewing machines run from Husqvarna Viking, Elna, Pfaff, White, Universal, Sears Kenmore, and various others from the early l940s to 2000 or so. I have tried out a few of the new ones at sewing stores and at Paducah for the big show in April; but my newest one is a Gammill in the last year of my 4-year warranty. I learned to machine quilt on an old commercial type sewing machine which had been fitted onto a 12 foot table; bought it at an estate sale and set it up in my sister's living room and we all (four of us) had a ball learning how to quilt on a huge machine that had no governor on it; and none of us sew fast at all. Just push the "go button" and hang on for dear life and follow the pattern with a bent nail pointer.....that one could be written up for "Good Ol' Days" couldn't it....