I tried out a Pfaff sit down and then looked at a Sweet Sixteen. Handiquilter makes sitdowns for Pfaff and has more features. It also makes Baby Lock's sitdown, I think and it is so much cheaper. Do some research. I love my Sweet Sixteen. I was able to take two days of classes at my dealership for $50.given by a factory teacher. Really learned a lot. My dealer also gave a good lesson on how to run and clean the machine when I first bought it. The factory teacher told us how to use templates, how to take it apart to thoroughly clean it, etc.