Check out the vintage forum. There are older machines that are awesome for quilting. I have several machines, a Singer 15-31 for fmq. (large throat and can sew through tin cans) , a Singer 401a for all kinds of decorative stitches, my mom's featherweight I learned on, and a few others just for fun. Except for the computerized embroidery machines that can be set to automatically do the quilting, my old machines can do everything a new, expensive machine can do....and they will outlast me and still be sewing long after I'm dead and gone. I learned how to clean and repair them on you tube so I can do all that myself. I've spent under $200 total for the machines and accessories. I honestly couldn't imagine paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for a machine that will be finicky and/or only last a few years. I like a machine I can drop on the floor and it will still keep on sewing. Just my own opinion, of course. If I won the lottery, I might feel differently
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