Originally Posted by purplefiend

That is why most of us have more than one machine. Different machines do a better job than others, depending what's being sewn. I used to sell new Vikings, love,love the mechanical Emerald line.
I prefer sewing my quilt blocks with a treadle machine and do the quilting and binding with my Viking Sapphire 875.

TeresaA,
I find it truely sad that today's Singer isn't a quality machine like the antique Singers. Some of my old machines are over 100 years old and still sew beautiful stitch.
Sharon