Before you buy the BSR - go into your dealer with some samples and have them let you try it. Some people love it and others not so much. I am thinking you could get a Brother 1500 for about the same price as the BSR foot, so unless you LOVE the BSR that is the way I would go. That being said you can quilt on your Bernina (without the BSR) perfectly fine. The Brother does give you a little more throat space.