Well, it gets trickier, ladies. I just bought a Babylock Quest Plus for $1300 with ONE extra foot and the $80 (ha!) workbook included. Felt great about it, since the Janome 6600 which is VERY similar was the same price but lacks a free arm. If I'm not quilting, I'm making couture pajamas for my boys, so I need a free arm to put deco stitches on the cuffs. Considered the Pfaff QE 4, but read several bad reviews, apparent lemons.