I have two....a black one that I inherited from a quilting buddy when she passed and a cream colored one I bought about 20 years ago. Both are used on a fairly regular basis. One travels with us in the RV whenever we leave home. The other one travels when we go by car. I try to rotate them so they get equal usuage. I spent 5 days in Phoenix in May at my son's house and got half of a flannel quilt made for my mother. my cream one spent four years at college when my youngest daughter left home for school. It came back just fine. I bought my daughter a used bernina 10 years ago and last week she posted on facebook that she was happy I had taught her to sew. She saved about $300 on alterations on her two daughters costumes for their dance programs. Some times it takes awhile to understand the importance in learning some basic sewing skills.