I am a sewing novice and had a basic machine that I had never used. I (somehow!) decided I wanted to learn how to quilt. I had spent a lot of blood, sweat and tears trying to get the bobbin loaded in the old machine, and was about to give up on quilting. My husband suggested getting a new machine and we bought the Singer Quilting Confidence machine -- within minutes I had it working and after only a couple of weeks I have made a small quilt! If it's possible to love a machine, I love my Singer. Thanks so much!