I love my featherweight but had a class where we needed a zig-zag stitch so it wouldn't work for that. Was at a Spring preview at a LQS and she had 5 Baby Lock Sofia machines so I ended up buying one of those and love it. It also is an embroidery machine so when I am ready to take some lessons in enbroidery I will be able to use it. Baby Lock also has an Audrey which is only 12# and is really nice to work on. It just depends on how much you are willing to spend for a "take-a-long" machine and if you will use it at home. I use my Sofia on one project while I am working on another project on my Esante.