I have the new Dream Machine. It has a lot of bells and whistles but as far as basic embroidery goes they work the same. I have quilted with it. Anitagooddesigns has some quilting designs that work great. To quilt just load your design in the machine, hoop the quilt sandwich, you donot need stabilizer and let the machine do its thing. The thread in the bobbin should match your backing or be the same as your top thread. You want a machine that uses at least a 5 x 7 hoop as there are not many 4 x 4 designs. Once you start doing embroidery you will love it.