I have a Brother SE-350 sewing/embroidery machine that I bought from Overstock.com some years ago. It has a needle up/down, auto cutting, and low bobbin feature. I love this machine for piecing. I'm pretty sure I paid less than $500 for it. I bought my daughter a Brother at Wal-Mart with all the features of just the regular sewing of my SE-350 and only paid $350 for it.