Thank you. I think I will be exchanging it for another one of the same machine just to see if it is any better. If it isn't, I will be searching for something else. I do have another Singer (Futura) and have been very happy with it. It hasn't given me any problems whatsoever and has been stitching very nicely. I just want more room to free motion quilt and this new one has a lot more room to move. Any suggestions for another machine (preferably under $1000)?