Back in the day we had the Touch & Sew in Junior High School. They were the newest and hottest machines of the day. Even then they were problematic and were out of order very quickly. A couple years ago I picked one up at a garage sale for $5.00. It worked fair but always seemed to want to lock up in the bobbin. I gave it away about a year ago to someone on my Freecycle group as I did not see that is was strong enough for quilting without me constantly having to stop and work on the bobbin frequently. It did well with garment sewing however. It just couldn't handle the sandwiched layers of a quilt.