[QUOTE=lalaland;5103460]I bought a combo sewing/embroidery Brother Innovis 4000D for $5,000. What I regretted is I NEVER used the sewing machine, not once, and it was a really high end machine too. I used it exclusively for embroidering and I used it a LOT.
See you are out of the norm; most people who buy them say they got intimidated right away by the embroidery machine and only use it for sewing. I bought my Ruby last fall and promised myself that I would use the embroidery and not let it go to waste. I'm doing it; I just bought the 5D software so that I can start designing and doing portrait art and I love, love the cutwork needles. I have to admit that I've sewen very little on it. I do piecing and my older machine is so easy and I know exactly where the 1/4 is. I am sitting up my sewing room now and have put my Ruby in the main spot so she'll get used more for sewing as well. If I'm not embroidering anything that is.