Originally Posted by
Debbie B
About 3 years ago when I decided that I was going to learn to quilt I bought a Brother XR-9000 from Amazon. It was a factory refurbished machine and was a good price for me. I bought it because it had the drop feed and there were lots of different decorative stitches. This little machine has ran perfectly and I've never had a problem with it. It's light enough to pick up & take anywhere. It is my go to machine when I piece my quilt tops. The only problem is the small throat space and the fixed size in the numbers & alphabet. I have bought a used Juki & frame to do my quilting. I have actually looked at the SE-400 for the embroidery functions. Please, let me know how you like this machine. Debbie
Personally, I love anything Brother, so get what functions you dream about. I also use a Juki on my frames and it works wonderful! I used to do embroidery, but have strayed away from it so the embroidery functions are not my cup of tea anymore. I cant justify paying that much for a machine if I am not going to use the functions to the fullest. JMHO Buy what you can afford and the features your looking for at the time is my motto (but I own 8 machines....just saying
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