When I decided I wanted to learn to make quilts some 30 years ago I bought a cheap brother at wal-mart.
It did some 20 stitches and cost me around $200.00 it is still going although I did retire it this last year. I do have several singers old, as in 301as and featherweights and a few 15 models and a berdinna embroidery machine and a gamill quilting machine. Who knew I'd love making quilts sew much, LOL