I was on my first ever shop hop in November and saw a used Babylock Ellisimo Gold, at a price I could fit on my account. I love it. It is my first successful embroidery, and it is so easy to use. I've done some piecing, but find I prefer to just keep it set up for embroidery and piece on my Juki F600. Oh, I also quilted a wall hanging on it too. It does that beautifully as well.