mdall

I know how you feel. I received a Brother LS 2000 three years ago as a christmas gift after having to consistantly borrow my mother in laws machine when I wanted to quilt. They got me this machine to suit my needs then. I truely love this machine as it has sentimentally value and is a great machine. It just doesnt have alot of the features I now would like to have not to mention by the time I but all the different feet and other attachments I desire I would be spending over $100.00. I'm pretty new to the quilting world here on the board and not familiar with alot of the lingo of the quilting world so I'm not sure of the some of the things you're referring to so I'm not sure if this will help hope it does. I recently decided to purchase a new machine and began searching. I also had little cash on hand to so and thought I would never find one. I was looking for one with several different feet like walking, overcast, etc. After alot of searching about a week of constant looking on line I purchases another Brother. This time the CS 6000i. It came with the extension table, 9 different feet including the walking and overcast, along with a other things. It's computerized with 60 stitches has a start/stop button, reverse/reinforce stitch button, a needle up/down button. It has what I would call an automatic threader, along with rapid fill and quick set bobbin. The only foot that I was looking for that it did not include was the 1/4 inch but that was no major biggy since for this particular model they can be found online for under $20.00. All together with the extended 2 years warranty it was only slightly under $200.00. I ordered it from walmart.com. My deciding factor was all the reviews that were posted for this machine. There was close to 700 reviews with over a 90% 4 star or higher rating. I have had it about two weeks now and love it. Hope this helps.