Candace and Quiltmom04, I have a chance to buy a Lotus quite cheaply, so your comments caught my eye. Candace, are you saying that the Lotus is not Elna quality, or that you have that other knock off and it is not Elna quality? Just curious whatever either of you (or anyone else!) has to say about the Lotus. I was considering buying it and tinkering it up to snuff and gifting it to a teenager. Many thanks if you have input!