Thank you CaroleLee...but I am hoping I can find something that does an adequate job in the $300 range. Maybe there is no such thing. I don't mind used equipment. I love my little featherweight. I am too much of a beginner and don't spend enough time at it to invest much in my machines right now. I thought perhaps there was something cheap enough that I could give it a try, maybe learn a little and some day when I am retired and have had a chance to find out if I will stick with this, then buy better equipment.