I think I fell into the "what I didn't know, I got used to doing without" category. I quilt on a very basic singer. No auto cutter, feed dogs don't drop (didn't even know why/what that's for). Has a threader that I didn't use for the first couple of years, and I can quilt a queen on it.(That's the largest I've made). I have a few stitches I can use, but for me, less is all I've ever known.