Hello and welcome from sunny Myakka City Fl. This is the best place for us beginners, I've learned a lot.

I am about ready to purchase a Janome Horizon. This machine would be light years beyond my 25 year old White, so am a bit intimidated. I would be going from 13 stiches to 250 and I hope the learning curve won't be too frustrating.

You"re going to love it! There is a Yahoo group for these machines. It's not too hard to figure out. I love the thread cutter and needle threader.

I'll second. You're going to love it. The yahoo group is really helpful too.

I have a Babylock Espire and love the machine. She is now marketed as a Symphonie. However, I recently read that Babylock has added the built-in walking foot on their new model. Here I thought I was DONE buying new machines for a while......

Don't you agree that buying a sewing machine is very much like buying a car? It has to "fit" the driver.

I have a Babylock Ellisimo and absolutely LOVE it for quilting!! I have a Husqvarna Viking D1 ESS and love that also for quilting. I do have a larger surface area to work on with my Elli so I use her the most...plus she's brand new so I love to play with it!! Take a peek @ Babylock, it just might rock your world!! :lol:

I have the Babylock Quest Plus that has the built in walking foot so there are no tucks when quilting. A deciding factor was all the feet work with the PDQ and it came with a large table, so there was no added expense. Has a perfect straight stitch and almost 9" of space. The new Quest is called the Serenade. Also, have 2 Vikings that sew nicely, but would not get a machine without the PDQ (precision dual feed) or IDF (Pfaff's name).

Well, I went and ordered the Horizon last night and I will have it on Monday. Thanks for the tip on the Yahoo group! I will be sure to check it out. The dealer gives lessons too, as many as I need he said. It is the same place I got the White from.

I have 2 Vikings (1) is Sandiviania 200 7 yrs old and Sapphire 835 1 yr old. I love both. I also have a Singer that was produced in 1937. It appears to weigh 50 lbs.

In regards to my post about the 820 machine stating it is not suitable for quilters (in my opinion) I was referring to piecing not machine quilting.

In stitches,
Roberta