Thanks for the info Honchey and NJ quilter. I"m leaning towards the Opal. I had a Viking that I bought about 25 years ago, long story short it broke about 8 years ago and the part required was no longer available. I went with a Janome at the time, I wasn't sewing and had just started quilting and wasn't sure if I'd like like or stick with quilting so I went with a less expensive machine. While the Janome works fine, it doesn't have some features that I really want and think would make my sewing/quilting experience more enjoyable.