For quilting I would suggest looking at the newer ones that have larger throat area - Janome Horizon, Elna now has it as well as others. You need the space. So go to that feature first and then check the other features you may want to determine if they work well for you. For quilting, I am not impressed with a machine having 250 decorative stitches but they all have them. Space and good straight stitch quality is paramont to good quilting.