Definitely the Janome Gem. It can do everything a quilter needs. Besure to get the one with the quilter's package, the attachable table and different feet. I have the Janome Gem and several Feather Weights but I think this would fit the need better because you can only do straight stich on the vintage FeatherWeight. The Janome Gem does also an awesome quilting stich for the actual quilting. Several of my friends have this machine as their main machine and never invested in a full size machine since they did not see the need for it. that is how good a job the Janome Gem did for them.