2 years ago I purchased the 7469Q for my birthday. At first I was a little unsettled about the price. I initially purchased it so that I could teach my daughter to sew. After using this machine, I found that my daughter, whom had never sewn before, could use this machine like she had ben sewing her whole life. I introduced her to the world of quilting with this machine and found it was worth EVERY PENNY! She now enjoys quilting just as much if not more than I do. Further testament to the ease of use of Singer machines...she purchased the Futura CE 250 for me for Christmas. I will continue to purchase Singer products and so will my daughter. I've never had any problems with my first machine and am just now taking it in for a tune up. I'll be handing my older machine over to her so that she may enjoy it just as much as I have. Again, I have just good things to say about Singer products. Thank you Singer!