Originally Posted by
carolaug
If you get one with a large arm, like the Janome you can do your own FMQ'ing. I have done several King size quilts on my 7700 and easy to do Queen, Twin and lap size. To me that made it worth paying for the machine. It's like have a free sewing machine... ; )
She said not in the thousands of dollars though. The 7700 would be out of that range.
I adore my Bernina 430, but that too is in the thousands range (and discontinued). Maybe find a used one? Of either machine, the 7700 is fabulous too (it was out of my price range when I bought, but the price has dropped some).