i have a juki and just love it. i just love the automatic cutter and the needle threader. before i got my hinterberg frame, i used the juki at the kitchen counter height bar. [i had to put the foot pedal on a box :) ]. it worked well for me for piecing and quilting. the drawback is that it only has a straight stitch... which wasn't a problem to me as i have a dsm for other stitches.