I am very disappointed with this machine. I bought it so that I could learn to machine quilt - especially free-motion quilting. Don't expect to find instructions for that in the manual or on the DVD that comes with it! I had to watch a bunch of videos on YouTube just to get started. Very frustrating. Now that I finally was able to quilt with it - it just stopped working today. I called 1-800-singer, waited on hold for 45 minutes, and the person on the other end was not able to help me. So now I am supposed to send it to a repair center in another state - at my own expense. This machine weighs 21 lbs - it's going to cost a small fortune to ship it, and who knows how long it will take to get back. Needless to say, I am very disappointed. I wish I had spent a few hundred more dollars and gotten a good machine. This just wasn't worth the money, and the aggrevation. Sorry, I always liked Singer in the past.