I have a BL Quilter professional( new name is the Jane). I don't think the threading is complicated. It sews and FMQ very nicely. Also have the BL crescendo which I like okay. Years ago I had a viking and had nothing but problems with the bobbin. Dealer was no help and has was rude to deal with so wouldn't even look at another viking.Had 2 berninas which I liked but wanted a larger harp area. My daughter took my BL xcape (now called an Audrey) that I bought for classes because of it's light weight. It's a nice little machine. My featherweight along with my sew ez table goes with us camping. The local BL/bernina dealer is the absolute best and also the best salesman (that's why I've bought so many machines from him) and can fix any machine. I like the looks of Janomes but haven't tried one because no dealer here.