I started out with a brother PE 150 from Walmart when I got my Brother ULT 2003D I gave the PE 150 to my Mom then I got a Janome 10001 at a garage sale thought it would be nice for my daughter liked it so well I kept it for a year till I got a Janome 11000SE which I love so daughter finally got the 10000 So now I am down to 3 machines again the Ult the 11000 and a 270D I got because family members out of town had one they wanted help with so I was able to walk them through it I will give it to my Granddaughter when she grads High School this year This is my favorite hobby I love to get people interested in it