Thanks for the reply Christine. I have pretty much decided that I want to get Bliss--now it's just to save the money. I already started saving and then, wouldn't you know--my daughter at college at Colorado had car problems--so there my money went! UGH. Oh well. I do quilting for customers, so am going to try hard to put some away each month and my goal it so be able to order Bliss sometime this summer. I love my AQPS Freedom but I think I will like it even more if it glides smoother and with less effort. I also work full time out of the home so when I have a day off, I often stand at the machine many hours at a time quilting. Hopefully you'll be able to get a machine soon and see how wonderful the APQS machines are.