I have a Singer "Tiny Tailor" which I picked up for $10 (brand new, never used) at an auction. It only does straight stitch, but being a Singer, I find it "sings" right along. Great for basic piecing and mending. Haven't thought about bringing a machine along on vacation (don't know how DH will feel about that since we tend to play Scrabble at night), but will consider bringing it along.

Enjoy your new machine! Post some pix of projects you've made on it.

Yes, a lady at my QG has one and I took it for a test drive-worked great! Stitches looked nice, just doesn't sew super fast. I am thinking of getting one for myself. The regular Hancocks (Not of Paduch) puts them on sale periodically.