Not sure if Brother is American or not..so many companies outsource today, but I'm saving for the Brother Innov-is NX-2000. It's the Laura Ashley special edition. It was designed especially for quilters and I won't have to buy any extras to get it up and running. Now this isn't an embroidery machine, but has 460 stitches, 30 more on CD and you can program your own as well. It's roughly $2000.00, but worth every penny! Has all the things quilters love on the new machines. I can't wait to get it home!! Good luck with your search!