I'm just a beginner, but I find this machine to be very easy to use, from the threading to the sewing. I especially like the speed control and bright light. The automatic threader I found to be confusing at first and just manually threaded the needle. I made two projects in the same night with this. A sewing machine cover (this does come with one but I wanted something more personalized) and a cover for my husband's printer. Highly recommend this machine, even though right now the extra 99 stitches I haven't tried yet. I wish the DVD that came with it was more machine specific.