Go for it -- when I decided I needed a machine with a plug to make a quilt out of the blocks made on the treadle machine, I wasn't sure if I would become addicted to quilting. So the Costco Brother was my first purchase -- it came with 10 feet! including walking foot and free motion too -- it was a good choice. A couple years pass, the quilting bug has attached itself to me, and the time for the "expensive" machine arrived. I still have my Brother, and now the when the big momma from the local dealer is in the shop, the Brother sees action again! It's like being on the freeway -- the new Lexus might be in front of you, but the old Honda is right behind and they both get to the same place.