I just bought a Janome 8900QCP and love it. I especially love the larger harp, since I like to make large quilts (queen and king) as well as the extension table and the feet. I was lucky since I was able to buy the demo from the store for a good price.
When I started quilting about 10 years ago, I went overboard and bought a Viking Designer 1 (too much machine - didn't really need the embroidery unit), so I sold it, and bought a Pfaff 2056 (did test drive and liked it at the time). Now I am trying to sell it, because it isn't quite what I wanted.
I was using my FW for both piecing at home and taking to class, while my Pfaff sits in it's Tutto.
That said, I agree with several other of the members who said that you should make a list of what features are important for you and test drive different machines, if possible.
Last edited by caspharm; 01-26-2014 at 01:55 PM.