The learning curve for longarm quilting is pretty big. Some find they do not like longarm quilting at all and get rid of the machine,kicking themselves for spending the money.Another thought. If you have 1 machine to do it all then if it breaks down you can't do anything. When I first got my embroidery/sewing machine I embroidered just about everything that wasn't nailed down. Now not so much.But I agree with Hillcountrygal. Just about anytime I bought under pressure I was sorry. I assume you have a Brother dealer near you? You will want lessons on how to run the machine/hooping etc.