I have had one for several years. My hubby had bought it for me before he passed away. I struggled with it to do free motion quilting and even got the second bobin holder. I found out the dealer it was bought from was to be of no help at all. Even found out that the machine was a demonstrator but sold it as a new one. I later bought a Juki TL98Q and use it all the time for piecing and FMQ and love it. I am happy for those who have had good luck with their Janome but I can't say the same.....biggest problem is the tension and the paint they used is not very durable for a machine that should be used all the time.