I went to Sears yesterday and did not find one Kenmore machine. All they had were some Brothers and Singers and they were the lower end ones. I'm not a bells and whistle kind of gal so I guess one of them will suit my purpose. But, I can get one of those at Walmart a lot cheaper. I do have the cheapest model of Brother machines that they make and it has been a good one. Thats the one my DH took control of. I kinda want one that the feeddogs lower on so I can try FMQ! Thanks for all the good info!! By the way, I did learn that Singer went bankrupt and Janome bought them out. I just found a 15-91 at a yard sale. Has a bit of rust on the bobbin case but otherwise is beautiful. I'm trying to get her up and running. Had to download the manual to see how to thread her properly. Got to get her oiled and greased now.