Janome is the only machine for me. Low maintenance, easy to use, fast. I can do 100 baseball caps in a weekend easily. I have done shirts, jackets, socks, etc. The 10000 on up can be used for commercial purposes on small runs. Has great designs for quilts. It is a remarkable machine and very quiet, unlike my Bernina, which I will be selling soon as they can figure out whats wrong with it and order the parts.