i had the brother 1400 and liked it a lot but traded it in for the janome 500 E.....like that too and just finished a full size quilt...embroidered the blocks with virtually no problem (needle fell out in the middle of one block but that was operator error).....both are fine choices but i prefer the janome since it came with more hoops and can connect directly to a computer or a usb stick....don't remember whether the brother could connect to the computer.....if you want disney designs, though, you're limited to brother i think.