Welcome to QB Doggymama. Personally, I wouldn't buy a contemporary Singer. If you want to replace your machine there are a lot of brands out there that are very good. IMO Singer is no longer one of them. I have a Juki 2200 QVP Mini that I bought to do FMQ, but I have found that it's a good machine for sewing on heavy layers of fabric. You might want to try out some machines and see what you like.