I have a Janome MC 10000. I have been doing ME for the past 3 years. The machine belonged to a friend who passed. I bought it from her husband along with several boxes of thread. The two friends I sew with have upgraded machines. One owns Janome MC 10001 as well as Janome MC 11000. The other has the 10001 as well as a Quatro which I believe is a Brother machine. I have a box of embroidered blocks and thousands of designs. I love" in the hoop " applique. A lot of these (around 800) I have bought from Adorable Applique, mostly for 7 cents each. I took out a 1 year membership with Designs by Sick. The Sick is a play on the owners name Shawn Charles Knight. I've bought quite a lot from Embroidery Library. I buy them on special, a lot for only a dollar. I now have a membership to Embroidery DK which is only $6.00 a month. I get around 20 new designs a week. I wish I spent more time embroidering as I love it. I spend too much time on QB but can't give the board up.