I bought a Singer from Walmart and it lasted just long enough to get past the warranty and froze up. It was going to cost more than I paid for the machine to fix it. It did not sew that well either. I bought my Brother from walmart.com and I am more than pleased. I have made everything from dresses to quilted small quilts on it without a problem. I even used it to sew piping on an upholstered chair cushion when I recovered my favorite comfy chair.