My mom just bought one. It was on sale for $1900.00 here in South Dakota. It is absolutely the coolest machine to quilt with.
My mom and I do alot of Japanese quilting and the Sashiko just really makes a wonderful design on the quilts.
It is a big machine. Very heavy too. I know this is going to sound weird but it does not use thread on the top of the machine. It only uses a bobbin. Took a bit to get used to but it is a nice machine.
Missy