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Welcome to quilting! I have been at it for a year and just bought a Janome. I had a demo at the Road to California of the new 11000 model but it was overwhelming for me. Too many bells and whistles. So I bought a Janome 760 Jem Platinum. It has 60 nice stitch patterns to do great embellishments. It is only 12 lbs. so you can take it anywhere. I just put together a queen size quilt top with no problem. I love it! And the cost is a fraction of all the others listed here. Good luck!
judee