My brother 6200D has all the features of the VQ3000 and I have loved everything about it for sewing and quilting. The saphire is a lovely machine to sew on, stitch quality is superb but I still prefer my brother. The Janome did look appealing but I haven't used it to compare to my brother but feel it would be comparable but you need to test to see what you like. The muvit foot is a lot different than the built in walking foot of the janome and the regular walking foot of the saphire. I do prefer my muvit foot to my walking foot by far and it sews so many difficult materials with ease. But again I have never used a built in to compare and once I started using the muvit foot it has sewed so beautifully, even with piecing with the 1/4 inch attachment. I think I would definitely go for the janome and brother feature wise over the saphire because they have more to offer.