I do love the colors and the pattern. As far as a new sewing machine --- don't think you have to have the latest and greatest. Looks like you've done a good job with your 24 year old one!!!!!! There are a lot of great features on the new ones, but the old ones are heavy duty work horses. When visiting my daughter in Alaska I learned that there are women there who live in areas that do not have electric so they are still using treadle machines to do their quilting.