I present ?Dianne? a Dynamic sewing machine. She was born in 1953. She is a singer clone. She has great straight stitch and sews forward and backward. This machine is heavy and sturdy. She can sew all kinds of materials from quilting cotton to denim. I used her to sew a quilt made from Levi?s. She didn?t miss a stitch. I love the feature on this machine that allows you to sew backward by moving the lever up, you don?t have to keep it pushed up or in. I was able to do decorative free motion quilting with her.