I don't WANT a Bernina. While they are probably great machines, they aren't the ONLY great machine made! I have a Viking Ruby (purchased last fall) and a Viking Rose (purchased in the late 1990s) and I still choose to quilt on other machines - from treadles up - most of the time. I have vintage Singers that I paid from $35 to $50 for that can out straight-stitch any machine and I love them!! Use what you can afford and what you're happy with! I hate it when people think what they have is the best and only option. They need to just HUSH!! LOL