1. The fact that I could get the largest hoop size with Janome and that might come in handy as a quilter;
2. The fact that I saw so many more positive reviews about Janome products as a whole online;
3. Janome has been making sewing machines for 150 years. They don't produce anything but sewing machines so I felt that a company that has been doing this for 150 years is most likely very good at what they do.
4. I have a dealer who is close by and can service all my machines that I'm very happy with.
I am very happy with my purchase so far, but like you, I'm a newbie to machine embroidery. Hope this helps.
