Well, I guess that I am not in this league of machine owners....

I have a Kenmore and I just love it. Have been using them for years. I bought this last one almost 3 years ago and have had no bad experiences with it...I take it once a year to get an "overhaul" and she purrs like a kitten.

Don't even need the walking foot for quilting, she just slides right along........

So, I will keep my Kenmore.....she and I make a good couple. MJ

Have a quilters choice by baby lock. I enjoy using this machine, love the scissors and adore the automatic threader. Wish it had a bit larger area to move around larger quilts, other than that the machine is great. That and the dealer is closeby, that counts for a lot too.

kingspb, Why do you only use the Horizon to FMQ? I just bought one and I am curious.

I just bought a Brother "Laura Ashley" quilting machine. I had an old Singer that was 35 years old. (My first Christmas present from my First Son. So you know why I never upgraded.) I wanted a good maching and the websites gave this one a good rating and the sewing shop lady really liked this over the other brands in the shop. (they had the Singers and Janome, Babyloc and Brothers.) So far, I have only pieced with it and learning all the details but it is a far cry from my old Singer. (the Old Singer will still be around.) Anna

This reminds me of the times my husband and sons (4) got into discussions about what the newest and best cars were.

I have the Bernina 440 with BSR. It's a good sturdy, dependable machine, but quilting on a large quilt is too hard to do given the size of the harp. I had a Janome before the 440 and hated it. I had multiple problems with it.

I have a Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0 and love it. It has the wide throat, IDT, and for the most part has caused no problems piecing and quilting. i only quilt smaller things myself, otherwise have a longarm do them for me.

I simply love my Bernina 440QE. She is my main machine. I use the BSR for quilt as you go. I use a long arm for other quilting. But for everything else, I use Bernie. I also have several other machines that are in waiting in case Bernie becomes ill, but I think they have given up.

I love my Janome 1600QP for quilting and piecing. I also have a feather weight machine. It is a true workhorse and has a really good stitch. Everyone moves the fabric through the machine a little different, the trick is to find one that suits your style. Good luck.

This is true. For years used a FW and loved it....just did simple straight-line sewing and it suited me. A couple of years ago came into a little money and decided to upgrade. I researched, talked to others about their machines, etc., etc., etc. and decided I would go with Baby Locke. The only problem was the dealers were all between 50 and 75 miles (one way) away. Spoke several times with one of them and the machine I was interested in came on sale and I purchased it...a Babylock Quilters Choice....Got a basic manual with it but had to purchase the "good" manual for something like $35.00 extra and when I first found out it was even available "my" dealer wouldn't order it for me and I had to find someone else who would. That's when I found out a few things like....2 people can purchase the same machine from a dealer and one might have been made in one country and the other in another making it impossible to send it back to where it actually came from.... customer service is poor...the company takes no responsiblity, that's why when you purchase from a dealer you're expected to go to them for all your problems. When I said I wanted to change dealers was told I couldn't. Was told I could buy another machine from another dealer and they would take care of all my needs OR I could trade in the current Baby Lock and the new dealer could then sell me another one and THEN they could take care of my needs but the first one I bought would forever have to be dealt with through through the dealer I purchased it from. Needless to say if I have a problem (which I haven't) I have to drive roughly 150 miles round trip and again if I have to leave it.