Check out the baby lock quilting machine it runs about 800-900. You should be able to get a really good machine for that price. It won't be top of the line and may not be the so called quilting model, but you should be able to find a good machine. If you don't care about it being a computerized machine if you can find a good used Bernina 930, it is a great machine. I have always had Bernina's, but they are the most expensive machine on the market and not as good as they use to be.