I have a Babylock Elegante II, which I have used to make lots of zippered bags and other ith projects. I love this for an embroidery machine! I recently bought a Simply Sixteen long arm machine (haven't quilted a quilt yet, only practice pieces). I was using the Elegante II for quilting- I think it did a good job, but I wanted a bigger toy :-) For embroidery I have made lots of gifts- embroidered towels, pieces for framing, etc. An embroidery group would be great!