Well, we've been through 3 sewing machines so far. The first one we got from JoAnn's, and it was broken so we returned it. The second one we got from Sears, and it was some sort of Sear's brand which for the life of me I can't remember. It would overheat after a few minutes of using it, so we took it back and said "WTF? Money back plz!"

I think she ended up with a Singer, which so far is turning out decently That's all I know. :)