BTW, since this thread is about Bonnie Hunter, I took my Singer 301 (named JoyBoy cause he's such a joy to use) to Bonnie's class at the Vermont Quilt Festival a couple years ago. She made it a point to come over and pet him a few times. She did not do that with any other machines, not even some nice looking Featherweights. She knows her vintage machines! She told me stories of a few of her finds. And then there was the Featherweight that the flight attendant refused to let her keep on the plane (although that is normal for her to do) because they were late loading and the overhead bin was full. The lovely Featherweight was smashed and destroyed in transit in the cargo hold; I haven't heard yet if the airline reimbursed Bonnie or not. I sent them a letter about it and I think other quilters did, also.