I recently bought a Handi Quilter Avanti. I live in Canada, guess where it comes from....Salt Lake City, Utah!! Since that is where you live I would get that one, there must be a dealer there somewhere. I love my HQ, it's so easy to operate and has great dealer support. I had a problem ( it was me) with the tension and called the head office. Someone called me right back and walked me through it, then went over everything else about my machine. They also have great youtube videos to explain every aspect of your machine. I love the product and the company and am so glad I picked this one.