I so agree with Judi. I love my Juki (paid $600 for a lightly used one, $1100 new) and it was about one third of the price I paid for my Janome 6500 which has given me so many problems over the years (it should have been painted yellow). Now I know that there are many quilters who love Janomes but you get a lot more machine for your $ if you buy a Juki. It's heavy, powerful, fast, has an extra long stitch and two automatic thread cutters, needle up and down and a large bobbin capacity. It just sews with no bunching, munching fabric at the start, hesitating at thicker layers and veering off at seam intersections as my Janome was so good at doing. Go and try before you buy.