I saw it the other day at my sew and vac, and they told me it has replaced the qc1000 (which I have, and by reading the description, it sounds just like it). I love my machine. It has more stitches than I will ever use, comes with quite a few feet, has all the functions the laura ashley machine seems to have. Maybe you can see if they have a qc1000 to look at. I imagine the price will be much better.