I had the Babylock Esante, a combination embroidery and sewing machine. The largest hoop I had was larger than a 5x7, can't remember what size though. The point is, I loved that machine for both the embroidery and the sewing part. So many decorative stitches. I downloaded thousands of designs for a very small fee ($40.00 a year.) Sad to say the machine died, as those computer machines will eventually do and it was cost prohibitive to get it fixed. I miss that machine everyday that I use the Bernina Deco 330 that I have now (which is embroidery only.) If I ever hit the lottery or get an unexpected inheritance I would definitely find a Babylock again. Gosh, I miss her so much.