I get an odd satisfaction from making the same quilt on a $10 machine as someone who has a $6,000 computerized plastic craptastic contraption. (Similar to when I shovel my entire driveway in less time than it takes my next-door neighbor to get his stinky snowblower started.) Once you get the hang of it, that machine will be great for piecing. It makes the most soothing sound in Sewingmachinedom.