Welcome -- Janome is less expensive than Baby Loc -- I think Brother is too as well as Singer. The Juki has some good machines too. It all depends on how much you want to spend. I have the Janome 7700 (it has a large harp, free are and a lot of great stitches) but I am lusting for the 8900. (The harp is the space under the arm and a big harm means you can quilt a big quilt on your home machine.) When you try a machine, take your own fabric and put the machines in the store through their paces. (the sample fabric at the stores is usually stiff as a board and does not always give a good idea of how the machine would work for you).