I have the Brother SE350 which I purchased from Wal-Mart in 2008 for a little less than $400. It is an embroidery machine but I rarely use that feature. It is by far my favorite machine. It has a memory feature that allows you to turn off the machine and come back later with the same settings that you were using before. Very easy to change those settings. I have made hundreds of projects with this machine. I make samples for a LQS and am known how I love to applique which this machine is great for.