I purchased a Juki J-350QVP Miyabi machine in January 2020. I didn't have room for a frame, so I got the sitdown model with the table extensions. It has a stitch regulator and could be upgraded with robotics if I ever had room for a frame setup. Prior to getting this machine, I had only done walking foot quilting on wall hangings and table toppers. When I first got the Juki, I was terrified of goofing up. I was so tense my shoulders were practically touching my ears! I started practicing on scaps and my own small projects. My guild does a lot of quilts for kids' charities and I started doing those too. The woman who coordinates the charity quilts for the quild encouraged me to "just go for it". She said the kids love the quilts even if they're not perfect. I started FMQ a loop-the-loop pattern on scraps, then moved to using the pattern on some of my lap quilts and the charity quilts. Over time, I relaxed when I aknowledged that no one dies if the quilting isn't perfect and started adding leaves, hearts, flowers, etc. between the loops. Eventually I tried slightly more complex FMQ patterns. Now the quilting is my favorite part of making a quilt. I'm not the greatest at FMQ and I'll never strive to be, but I really love doing it and couldn't be happier I bought my Juki. It's a great machine and I haven't had any problems with it.