When my daughter turned 16, I gave her a used Bernina 730. She just loved it! No more wrestling with the Singer touch and throw. She said it was the very best present ever. She used it to sew all the costumes she makes; had it for 6 years and fell in love with my 930(she had to find her own). Ten years later she's still sewing, but with a Bernina 930; someone else bought the 730. I taught her to sew using my Bernina 1031, spoiled the child for any other brand of machine.
Sharon