Use your Singer 201. You'll be amazed at the power, speed and size of the harp. I got mine as a Freebie and it sews rings around my Janome 6500 which cost me $2000. I got the 201 to mend DH's coveralls as the Janome moaned, groaned and skipped when I tried to stitch through heavy duc. Now I find the 201 stitches more evenly than the Janome, doesn"t jump at seam intersections and I can stuff a queen sized quilt through it for machine quilting as the feed dogs drop (knob is underneath the machine). You don't need to spend more money. I'd also check Craig's List (Kijiji in Canada) as you can sometimes get very good deals. That's how I got my 201.