quiltedsunshine

Don't have one, but I'd take the HandiQuilter Avante over the Bernina. The HQ has more bells and whistles for a lot less, and is a very well built machine. And HandiQuilter has been making their machines for a lot of years. Where this is Bernina's first quilting machine, I'd give them time to work the bugs out. Bernina is putting a regular sewing machine needle in their machine that goes 3000 stitches per minute. Where HandiQuilter has put a special needle in their Infinity because of the high speed (3100 stitches per minute). If you can spend that much money, you might want to check out the HandiQuilter Infinity.