In my opinion, the Brother Nouvelle 1500s is the best one I have used. I have seen the same machine appear as Baby Lock, Brother PQ 1500s and a Juki. I think Juki made them under licence for the other companies. It is just a straight stitcher. It has a flat bed and extra tables plus a knee lift and you can buy an embellishing attachment to go with it. It sews through many layers of fabric effortlessly. I am not a dealer - just very happy with it.