I think I could repeat at least once every girl's reason for having more than one sewing machine--and I do have one of every make possible, working and non-working, plus a Gammill LA on l4 foot frame. I LOVE the FWs (5, some in better shape than others); HAD to have a 301 and got 2 for the price of 1 about a year ago; a workhorse Singer 201 that does all my straight stitching work; a Special Edition Elna (the 50th anniversary edition) that is my very favorite and stays out and ready for anything I want to use it for; a HV Designer I that I am supposed to learning to do embroidery on; and a blue million others that just happened to catch my eye at yard sales and flea markets for $5 or so. I clean them up and give them to whoever mentions that they would like to have a sewing machine.....It is a good feeling in my heart to see that I am not the only one who feels this way.