I had the same Brother machine and loved it for all kind of sewing task. I made a couple of crib, lap and even a twin quilt with it, but only with the walking foot. Free motion was too hard to manage. It was ok but not fun :-) Then I bought a second hand Juki Tl-98 ( older model of the 2010) The difference was unbelieveable! It's not only the space (and yes, the height is higher, it's not only the larger throat) it's the speed AND the power! It took me to another quilting level. I bought a midarm set up a few years ago but I'm still quilting on the Juki when the design is not convenient to a row by row quilting. They will bury me with it :-) I recommend it strongly if you can afford the expense. Every one loves the Juki, you can't go wrong with it.