My mother-in-law does beautiful embroidery work and I thought, if I found a machine like hers, I could do the same thing...nope. I haven't got the patience. I will leave it to her. You'd think we could work together, she could do the embroidery and I could do the quilting, but I think she feels about my quilting the way I feel about the embroidery, it's just not her thing. My newest machine is my Nolting...I think it's a Fun Quilter...long-arm on the big frame. It's in the basement...I think it might be my place to escape from the heat today! Stay cool quilting friends!