I am not someone who sews although I do have 3 machines tucked away. I've heard that these Singer Athena 1200's are not necessarily the machine of choice but this looks nice anyway. The Singer cabinet is attractive too. You have to appreciate the design of these machines. They almost look like modern sculpture. Just posted, $150 in Indio. Perhaps of interest to some.

I bought this Singer cabinet a few years ago for pretty much nothing. There was a Touchtronic 2000 machine inside. I slightly modified the cabinet so this Bernina would fit, another bargain find. I kept the Singer because I think it looks cool. I was planning on trying to learn how to sew in my old age but now I'm past that age period.