I bought my first embroidery machine in 1989. I still use it. I do have embroidery on alot of my quilts and even my patchwork quilts for some fru fru fun. You can do great things from simple to difficult and the price range is from low to over the top. I now have a viking, singer, brother, small brother and kenmore bought thru the years. my small brother is really old but I probably use it more than the others. I would love a machine embroidery group.