All of my machines are Brothers. I have a regular sewing machine with some decorative stitches CS8072, and PS1500 which is for quilting and a 1034 Serger too. In the past I have owned Singer and Kenmore and would never buy another one. My grandfather worked for Singer many many moons ago and that's when they were quality machines. I can not say the same for them now. As far as Kenmore, I wouldn't buy anything with the Kenmore name attached to it, including home appliances. They are just not built to last. The last Kenmore machine I owned had a never ending tension problem. No matter what the settings, thread, material or sewer behind the machine, it didn't sew properly.