Our machines are special to each of us QBeth. My 1985 Bernina 930 is a workhorse that I can take apart piece by piece to clean or repair. Can't do that with the new ones anymore. However when I go to take a quilting class, I take a little lightweight $129 Brother from WalMart. It doesn't do much but sew straight and it makes a lot more noise, but I love it for special reasons, too.