I don't have a Babylock dealer around here, or I would definitely check that out.
The harp space seemed to be pretty close between all 3 machines. I'm not sure if the Janome dealer had an 8200 or 8900. Is the 8200 quite a bit more than the Skyline S5?
I mostly sew garments although I just bought the fabric to start 3 quilts for my kids. I wanted a machine that would do both. I was very happy with my cheap Brother for a while, so I initially expected to get a better Brother. The auto tension on the Janome is very tempting because I hardly ever remember to adjust the tension.
I need to go back and test them out more on knits and chiffon since I know that they'll all do denim well. I just don't like the salesperson hovering so much.
