I demo'd the Q20 at a quilt show a few months ago and it is one sweet machine! The best feature IMHO is the stitch regulator built into the needle plate area and this is what sold me on the Q20. It also is a beautiful machine purely from a design standpoint. Was looking at the HQ Sweet 16, but wasn't in love with the Tru-Stitch regulator. The only reason that I decided to wait awhile (besides $) was that I wanted it to be out on the market for a while to work out any kinks, so I'm looking at next spring - just in time for an excellent birthday present to me!