Originally Posted by linda701
Was wanting to do free motion and steple
You just need the largest throat you can afford then unless you might also want to do embroidery or crazy quilts. Every extra thing you want a machine to do usually increases the price, though.
I would suggest the Bailey Home Quilter for the very basics. You can find them used fairly often when people decide to either give up quilting their own or move up to something bigger and fancier.