I have three sewing/embroidery machines, use them all the time. If they aren't running, I'm not home. At Christmas time all three are working for me at the same time. I use them for home dec, clothing, embellishing linens, make totes, bags purses, hats, whatever I can get in the hoop gets embroidered.
If you're not sure you'd use it, try buying a nice used one.