I want to just add to this - I do a lot of free motion quilting on my sewing machines and it IS worth it to get something industrial like a Juki if that is you goal. I am just burning my machines out and at this point, because I long arm quilt too, they don't keep up with me! Juki's actually stitch more stitches per minute than my long arm, so for projects I want to free motion I do want a higher end machine. But all high end machines are not made equally, so again, much of this has to do on what you want your machine to perform.