I love Janome and swear by them for NEW machines. I really prefer older machines as they sew so much better and last longer. But, I recently made a quilt for a friend on her machine. Brother LB6770PRW Project Runway Sewing-and-Embroidery Machine. It is a lovely machine, just enough emb. lots of great stitches and handles three to four layers realy well. She paid mid 4's on Amazon.com 4 months ago. I am impressed with it, comes with rolling carrier and all.