Now I can say 'from one Janome owner to another'...you are so going to be in love w/that baby!! I started out on a simple Janome 3200 after my very old Brother went to the world of old sewing machines. I loved that one adn wanted to beef it up. It even quilted the quilts w/me:))So beefed up to the Janome 6600...so love it even more! You will not be sorry and you will want to give it a little hug at least once a day!! And, as they say, 'your machine is your car-how far do you want to drive'?;))LOLEnjoy! Skeat