I still have my Kenmore machine that I made my wedding dress on 40 years ago. (It is avocado green and very cool!) It works fine, but I am interested in buying something that is more portable. I see the Brother XL5600 has an automatic needle threader and that sounds like a real plus! Can anyone give me the good and bad of this model?

Or, please recommend something else that does regular sewing. I also do some quilting and it must sew through heavy duty fabics on occasion. Other than that, I don't care about embroidery or lots of special stitches. Thanks if you can help.