When I bought my Janome MC6600P all I did was quilting. I wanted a quilting machine and I went to the place that specialized in quilting, they were having a sale which convinced me that is was time to make the leap. Up until then I was sewing on my 15-91. The shop offered free classes for a year, and if I kept the box I could get full price trade in if I decided to up grade. I love my machine. But I had wanted an embroidery machine for a long time, but always talked myself out of it. One day I was taking my FW in to have it cleaned and serviced in my local Sew/VAC store. They happen to be Husqvarna/Pfaff/Babylock dealer. The salesman asked me if I ever thought about buying an embroidery machine - told him I did but just couldn't afford that kind of money for a luxury like embroidery. Then he showed me the Viking Topaz 20 - he said he would sell me the floor model with the full warranty, free lessons (which were one on one), and it was price reduced by quite a bit. And I love it! My friend loves it too - she and I have done so much with it, when she moved to AZ she bought the Brother PE 770 because we wanted Disney designs too. The Viking is a sewing/embroidery machine, but I leave it as an embroidery machine, even though it converts in seconds.
The bad part of embroidery machines is they are addictive. The designs are so much fun. So many sites.... And all different kinds of stabilizers, and thread, oh my, the colors that are available is fantastic! I have made so many quilts with embroidered blocks. And if you are a person that puts labels on your quilts, you can make your own labels. And free standing lace is fun too. One thing I would say if you decide to get an embroidery machine do not get one with only a 4 x 4 hoop, you can do a small design on a larger hoop but not a larger design on a smaller hoop. So far I have not wanted to make anything larger than my 200 x 260 mm hoop.