Ok , i finally can buy myself a new quilting sewing machine...either the babylock or the Sapphire 875....my hubby said to get both...would you? one for piecing and smaller projects and the babylock just for FMQ ...what is the throat size of the babylock??...is it worth getting both?? help!! lol

Can't help you with the saphire but I love my babylocks

what is the size of the throat on your babylock?

two different set of attachments.I have the quilters choice and it does the work of two. Thinking of getting a Brother embroidery machine to complement Babylock(compatible attachments)

I have the BL QCP too and I love it. Its a high speed machine. I have mine on a frame. If he said get both...why not! I would. Always good to have 2 or more :) good luck

hard decision lol!!!

I have the Viking Platinum and love it. I also have a FW. Got rid of my old White mechanical machine as the Viking gives me no problems. I use the FW for classes, travel and a back up when Viking might be in for service. No experience with BL.

The throat size on the Babylock is 9 inches.

I believe the Babylock Quilters Choice is now the Jane, which I just purchased this past spring. It has an 8 3/4" throat, is straight stitch only (you can get different feet for it tho) and is perfect for piecing and fmq as it has 1500 stitches per min. I do use my Babylock Ellegante for piecing and embroidery (also 8 3/4" throat and 1000 stitches per min) and the Jane for FMQ.

I can't help with the Babylock, but, I got a Sapphire 875 this spring to replace my Janome 6600 that died. I do like the Sappphire 875, while it did have some learning curves, it is a very spacious machine and a great workhorse. I'm sure I haven't used it to it's fullest capabilities yet, but it is nice for piecing and runs very quiet.