Thank you all so much, this website was a huge help. I did everything by hand which was not to bad however the cutting was a lot of work, my ruler keot slipping every where!
I do have a budget but... if I wait until christmas my budget will be bigger. I looked into Janome and fell in love with the dc 2010, but a brother sq9000 would also be nice. My question is, Is there such a thing as too much machine for a newbie? I dont want to be overwhelmed but I also don't want to regret it later on down the line.