Embroidery by hand or by machine is like anything else - some people love it, some people hate it. I have the embroidery module on my Bernina 440 and have not used it except in a class to learn how it worked. I thought I would use it more, otherwise would not have purchased it, and have often wondered if I could sell it, LOL. I have seen some gorgeous work done by others using an embroidery machine, but it just is not something I'm interested in doing. I am, however, planning a hand embroidery project, not having done any since I was a teenager.