I bought the Janome 11000SE but haven't used it for embroidery yet. I'm going to an expo in Sept. that I hope will get me inspired. btw I bought the Janome 11000SE because
http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com
offered five yrs. interest free. The salesman I talked to told me I would get version 3.01 which is actually an upgrade, they did not honor that.