Janome 6600 or the newer 8900 or 9400......the 6600 is a real workhorse....very sturdy machine for straight or FMQ. JANOME BUILT THESE MACHINES FOR QUILTING.....I WOULD NOT BUY THE 1600.... i WOULD get the 6600.....great machine. Best wishes on your quest.

Love love love my Juki 2010 - it is a work horse with a beautiful stitch and I have done up to a queen size quilt FMQ on it. Would have no qualms recommending it. It is my only 'house' machine - so use if for piecing, the few garments I make any more, purses etc. My Featherweight is my travel machine and I love it too. Once in a while when I need a zigzag stitch I have an older husqvarna Lily which runs like a trooper so I set that up.

Juki's have become very popular in this area. I've never heard complaints from any of the owners. In my opinion only Janome is not as reliable a machine as it was a few years ago. I run Janome 8900 and am looking at Juki's. I do garment sewing too so I need a model for that too.

I have had a Janome MC9500 and the MC14000 that I have now . Both of those are excellent machines, but nothing compares to my workhorse Juki 2010Q. It is easy and inexpensive to maintain, stitches like a dream and is 100% reliable. I have the other machines for fancy stuff but the Juki is the heart and soul of my sewing studio.

Wow - I've been lusting after the Juki too . . . and you guys are about to push me over the edge to just get it! ~smile~ Thank you!
Roseanne

I love my Juki 2010.

Another Juki lover here. Have had the 98Q for over 15 years.... a true workhorse. I also have a Brother Dream Machine, but it is the Juki I use the most. The speed, stitch quality, and reliability can't be beat.

Juki girl here--I love my 2010Q. Not sure of the difference in a Qi.

Looks like the Juki is very well loved! Does anyone know the difference between the 2010q and the 2010Qi?
I notice the price is about $200 more for the qi. Definitely leaning
Towards the Juki. Thank you all so much for taking the time to share your opinions!

I just bought a Janome 1600P show model on Ebay. Compared to the Juki 2010 or 2200 mini, it exceeds in over all initial quality but comes at a higher price. Juki's are great as it comes all the accessories that are extra with the 1600P which is why the Juki's are so popular. (Bought new, the Janome 1600P is $1,049 and the Juki 2200 mini is $1,199). I was able to buy a "like new show model - less than 2 hours of use" 1600P Janome with the Professional Accessory Package (that includes an extension table, walking foot, etc) for $749 total (no tax or shipping). Because of the huge price break, I bought this deal immediately. Juki's are great machines but have too many initial quality control issues being reported (needle shaft not being centered which can make the needle scrape the stitch plate hole and also make the walking foot not work correctly and/or the walking foot making loud noises). In fact, the Juki walking foot issue seems to be a cronic one that even the new 2200 is plagued with. To be fair, there are a lot of Juki 2010 or 2200 with no bad quality issues, but it seems to be a hit or miss situation. Bottom line, Janome 1600P is the far better machine as you can have peace of mind that the Janome will not have any of the quality issues the Juki can have, but will come at a higher price as you'll have to buy the Accessory Package for the 1600P QC. I just happen to get very lucky finding this deal