I KISS my Bernina 440QE every time I use it. It's the best for quilting, particularly when you use the special 1/4 inch foot. I've never had such great seams on a quilt until I used the Bernina and the foot (quilt made to into Quilt magazine). It's also a workhorse. It will sew through thicknesses that are unbelievable. Love it for those reasons and all the other things I learned in my Bernina classes I took at the dealer's store.