raptureready

Horizon or 6600 by Janome. They come with the extra feet. With Berninas you have to buy the additional feet and some of them are around $100.

dolores

I have the Janome Verizon, it has 11" of throat space and I got it just for all the quilting features and it is in your price range.

gaigai

I got a Janome 7700 at the quilt fest last month. It has the biggest throat of any regular machine. But I was very unhappy with how it stitched, so I traded it in for a Babylock Symphony, which I've fallen in love with.

MerryQuilter

My vote would def be Bernina mine was $1,100 it is almost 11 years old has only been serviced once, and there was nothing wrong then I just thought should be maybe tuned up. It is like the Honda's my kids drive,haha. Happy shopping!

quilt3311

I would check out all of the machines suggested. One might just serve your needs better than another. Go to the dealers and test drive them, bring some fabric from home that you would normally sew with. Their sample pieces are so well starched and stabilized that you can't get a true feel of how a machine will perform on fabric you normally use.

regm

I bought the Janome 7700 in early Nov. for just under $2000. It has the wide throat for quilting (haven't tried that yet). I bought it for mainly that reason. So far I love it. Check it out.

Promise

Definately a Bernina. Quailty through and through. Go to your local dealer to find out which one they reccomend for you and then go to ebay...they have a lot of machines that are in top condition.

Peggi

I am really impressed w/ my Janome 6500 and plan on upgrading to the 6700 VERY soon - mainly because of throat size!

TGood

You should definitely look at the Janome Horizon. It has an 11 inch throat space and all the feet and stitches that you need for free motion quilting. It is one of the latest of the Janome models. I love mine.

marciacp

I love, love, love my Janome 6600 - Janome is the best
machine out there. You won't regret it :)
Marcia