An embroidery machine sounds in the future for you. Me, I am saving for one next. I just spent $$$ on a Bernina 380 as the best I could afford for a great basic machine (top of the 300 Bernina seires) and a Bernina 1300MDC serger. I am getting aquainted with my machines and am looking forward to expanding my horizons with them. I am especially ready to try the 1300 out doing quilt as you go on some rows I have designed a quilting motif for. I want to get the project done and once the rows are quilted it looks like I can piece and finish on the serger. just have to keep my quilting out of the seam allowance area.