I have the same machine that I bought on Amazon. I love it for piecing and I haven't tried the embroidery yet. I have an expensive pfaff that I only use for quilting cause it has an11 inch throat. But it is a pain in the butt. It is always jamming and the tension gets off. My little $300 brother is much ,much better. If it only had a large throat I could ditch the Pfaff
