I checked out a class the other day where the embroidery function of the machine was used. Out of curiosity, I asked the gals how they handled the "all in one" functions of their machines and everyone of these women use a DIFFERENT machine for the regular sewing and/or quilting. When the embroidery machine does its thing, they can be sewing on a different machine and all they have to do is change the thread on the embroidery machine before they send it on its merry way to the next part of the embroidery pattern. For me, an all-in-one machine would not be functional.