I have made so many quilts through the years on my 1941 cast iron Singer. I have bought two plastic machines through the years and got tired of having to mess with both all the time to fix thread jams and such, so I gave one to my daughter and the other has been sitting on the shelf for 5+ years. Eventually I hope to be able to use it for some fancy stitches and mostly machine applique (which is why I bought both newer machines) but when I sit down to sew, I want to SEW!!!!!!!