Began with a singer that I bought used from the High School when they traded it in and used that through sewing my childrens clothes and mending. I used it for the first few quilts I made then gave it to my daughters and up-graded to a Euro Pro that I still love that was in the 90's sometime. I still use it some times but I won a Bernina at our Quilt Walk Festival about 4 years ago and I mostly use that now. I have had good luck with machines and have loved them all.