Good advice Mama.
Rayone, your going to get all kinds of answers and advice on which machine to buy.....so here's what I did. Went to Sears and got a Kenmore....mid pricing range with some quilting, embroidery, decorative & applique stitches. Quilting attachments like the hopping foot, 1/4" seam foot and a walking foot makes it a convenient machine. Needle up and down positioning and needle threader is nice too. Before buying, do some research on machines with features you really want....make a list of them and take that list with you when you go to purchase your machine. And don't let a sales person talk you into features you'll never use so you'll end up spending more than you need to. :wink: