I love my 201-2 (I just read J Miller's description above, so I know that is what mine is, because it has the potted motor) for EVERYTHING that can be done with a straight stitch. It is the sweetest sounding machine in my whole herd (and I do love Elna for their quietness), and I use it every time I am in my sewing room working on some kind of a project. It is even quieter than my FW which I use in my in-house sewing room (my bedroom); but maybe because it is set up in a cabinet and my FW isn't. Can you tell that quiet running sewing machines are what I look for and use....