I have the Janome Magnolia that you are looking at and I LOVE it. It is a basic machine and easy to use. I use it for everything from piecing to free motion and have completed a quilt up to King sized with it ( would not recommend going that large on this machine LOL). It is a work horse as I have had mine for 7 years I think and have only had it serviced once. I think I have made about 30 quilts with it. I would recomend it to anyone.