Back on the question of turning in the 1530 - I will agree with menger that I would not trade it in. I have one as well and it still works beautifully. I also went the embroidery/sewing route more recently and splurged on a Babylock Ellisimo gold 2 - still learning the whole practice of machine embroidering but am having more fun the more I do it. Learning more seems to provide the inspiration to get better and more creative with the embroidery as well. Happy sewing and embroidering and keep that 1530!