Make sure you get it from a reliable dealer wich ever one you decide on .
Makes sense that they are not too far away.I justbought a Janome 6600 pro and like it very much.No it doesn't do embroidery.The embroidery that I saw made by a Janome---- was just lovely,can't remember what model it was.

Go for a Pfaff!

uote=lavenderfire]I am an avid sewer, quilter and machine embroiderer. Does anyone known of a good machine that i can get that will do all three of these functions. I think mine is going to go to machine heaven and i would like to be prepared. I have been looking at thisboard for a few months now and have learned so much. thank you to all you ladies that help everyone and offer such wonderful ideas.[/quote]

I have a Brother Quattro (same as Babylock Ellisimo) that I totally love. Embroidery is so very easy & beautiful. It has one feature that I think might be a secret because no one talks about & Brother doesn't seem to emphasize but it's free motion is a dream!! I have free motioned a ton of quilts without problems or aggravation. Just follow the simple manual instructions & full speed ahead.

Oh fidgety that is my dream machine, a salesperson demonstrated one at Hancocks one day for me and I fell in love with it, they gave me the booklet on it and its sitting right here on my desk. My Dh is good about buying me what I really want and I have the Go but when I told him I found my dream machine he asked how much and I said they quoted $3500. he said its good to have dreams lol Maybe one day <fingers crossed>

I have a Janome 10001. I can sew, quilt and embrodiary on it the only thing is that I also have a Janome 6500 and that one has the little scissors man (as my granddaughter calls it) to cut the threads that I wish my machine had. I think the new Janome has it in their embrodiary machine plus I think I was told it now has differential feed. Do some checking around but go to a reliable dealer who will also help you after you have purchased your machine with instructions or questions. Some dealers are so busy trying to sell you the machine and that is all they care about that they won't even talk to you after you have purchased the machine and for that you may as well just buy at Walmart. Good luck hope you find a good one!

I agree with all the others, DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Start now by looking at and trying out all your options. I have a Viking but I don't think it is so much what brand as it is what we like and just our comfort zone. It is was we always had, or a certain feature(s) and definitely the dealer. If you have to drive 200 miles to buy isn't so bad but it's horrible if you have a problem. I love my machine but now many are coming with a larger throat and if you want to machine quilt, that would be a BIG plus. When you are looking, take a notebook and make notes of what you liked and disliked because if you are like me, you think you will remember but don't. Then whenyou get to your car, make addl notes of the people that took care of you and other after thoughts. Look for a while before you leap.

I just bought a BabyLock 'Ellure' which is for everything you mentioned. I have sewn every fabric imaginable on it and I have to say....I LOVE it! self threading, self adjusting tension, cuts the thread, auto backstitching at the begining and ending of a seam... Have I said, I LOVE it!!! For the price, $999, it's worth every penny and then some!

I would think it depends on how much you want (or can) spend on a machine. This is a great web for sewing machine reviews. They are written by the machines owners, not a magazine or anything. http://sewing.patternreview.com/

Also something to consider. How much embroidery do you think you'll actually do? The reason I'm asking is, I have an embroidery/sewing machine combo. I've had it for 7 years and I love it, BUT I've found that changing it back and forth from embroidery mode to sewing machine mode can be a pain, so I've bought another sewing machine and leave my embroidery unit on my combo machine all the time. I very seldom actually just sew with it. What I'm saying is...it's a lot of money to buy the combo and only use part of it. You might want to consider 2 machines instead of one, big expensive machine. Just MHO :)

I am jealous.....

having sold many of these when i worked at the lqs..and getting one for myself....the bernina 440 qe..it sews..has the bsr for free motion quilting and comes..optional of course with the embridery machine..costs more but definitely worth it..anyhow..have fun with your shopping..take your time,test out as many machines as you can..and buy the best you can afford..since you do all that sewing which i think is fabulous,,dont short change yourself..you deserve it..