And my thought to add to this posting today happens to be for you to consider the learning curve involved here. I bought an Elna 860 nearly two years ago and let it set, unused, all this time because I was afraid of it. I don't have just one other sewing machine, so this was a very frivolous expenditure of combined funds of a retired couple. I have been taking advantage of the free offer of lessons from the dealer since the first of the year, but this involves driving to Chattanooga, loading the machine into the car with all the attendant accessories, spending the night at a hotel, and going into the dealership for a two hour lesson. (I have to take my machine with me because that model is no longer available in the store for the trainer to use.) And I still don't feel guilty for the expenditure, because, like you, I do a lot of sewing and that machine makes my heart go pitter patter just because it is mine.....Just do it, just do it, just do it.