Your quilt is lovely... Great job! I wonder though why you "need" a new sewing machine...newer sewing machnes might have more bells and whistles, but when you get right down to it, we don't use the bells and whistles... So before you buy a new sewing machine, figure out what you would like and need in a sewing machine... See if your current machine does that (most of the time, we just want to do a straight stitch). $$$ saved on a sewing machine means ... More fabric!