I really appreciate your help. I didn't even ask about the Decorators Choice, but I will. This is the only Pfaff and Babylock dealer in the area, so I don't have a lot of choices. The fact that everyone changes the names and/or model numbers, is confusing too! So much of what I read here are machines out of my budget, or machines that have been discontinued. I really want to make an informed choice within the next few weeks, so I can take a few classes and get to know the machine. Hopefully one day, I can move up to the higher end machines. Thanks again!