My quilts are a canvas for my embroidery machine. I embroidery on everything. I suggest you contact a local quilt guild and ask if they have an embroidery club. If they do they will let you visit which would give you the opportunity to talk to users first hand and also give you a chance to view many different items being made as well as see lots of different embroidery machines.
Bet you will be impressed and maybe even become hooked on embroidery like me !! Good luck