Hello and welcome to the Quilting Board. I just got my Brother XL3750 last wk. and I love it! It is my first machine and I could not be happier! As for collecting stash I was lucky because a sister gave me some of hers . I also went to Hobby Lobby and spent more than I should have. It is hard to walk away. I made my first lap quilt this wk. The cat loves it and I still have to do the binding.