I have the Janome 11000 and love it. I have used it primarily for piecing and quilting, just a little embroidery. I can quilt a baby size quilt or lap quilt with no problem. My husband bought it off e-bay-got a good deal. The biggest problem for me is that classes are not free (since I did not buy from dealer.) I would like to have classes using the embroidery aspect. It is a hard working machine and I have had no problems with it. mine has not been upgraded to SE (yet)