I have a Janome 11000SE and it cost about $5,000. I've owned it for two years and I use it all the time. I like to make quilts best of all, but I also make towels (kitchen and bath), t-shirts, sweatshirts, and purses. I've done some "in-the-hoop" projects too. The machine is a wonderful sewing machine, as well as an embroidery machine. I love the Acu-quilt feature which allows me to do many fancy quilting designs easily. It even stiples for me! You should check out this machine.