I bought a small Brother - its a sewing/embroidery machine - think the number is 390. Anyway, it is used mostly for regular sewing and I really like it a lot. My main machine is a Babylock Crescendo, but this little Brother is getting a lot of use! It costs more than some of those mentioned earlier, but since I was getting a second machine, thought it might be good to add the embroidery function. This particular machine seems to be at the low end of what is available through a Brother dealer (rather than a big box store).