Candace, good for you ''taking the bull by the horns''. I'm sure I could do a lot with mine if I just took the time. But alas, the drawing pad only has a few pages missing, and the creative designer is stored in the case, while the machine is in a 'drop' table. I also have a Pfaff 1171, so I have one quite a bit older than yours, and it just has push buttons. The newer one does about the same thing except it's electronic and has the C designer. Love Pfaff machines --my older one came from Germany truly and I have manuals for both countries. (good thing, too!) It's the one I bought from repair man for $50 because owner didn't want to pay for motor repair. He totally did not know this brand!