I just got my first janome the basic magnolia. I had a brothers machine die in under a year and replaced that with a fancy singer from Walmart that junked out in six days. I went to my local janome dealer and haven't looked back. It's been about a month and even though my machine is super basic I love it. I just finished quilting a lap quilt on it and it went really well. Even with my booger ups lol. I am already dreaming about being able to upgrade to a better janome. I just need to sell a kidney to get the gojillion dollar one I like lol.