I'm with you on the 301. I'm looking for a 401. I've pretty much had it with the modern plastic machines. I love my two Janomes, but when they're done, I won't replace them. I can maintain the Singers myself, so they're more cost effective IMO.

I love my Janome MC11000SE for embroidery and it sews well. I love my Singer 15-75 for bobbin work. And I cannot determine which of my treadles I like the best. I just love the oldies!!! Of course the FW for classes and retreats.
Tommiew

I like the Janome. You get more for your money then with a Bernina and they're built well.

same here

Just bought a Pfaff creative 4.0 and I love it!!!!

I love both my Pfaffs.

Oh my word. How many people are on this board? Because that is how many different answers you will get. You need to narrow it down a bit. How much do you want to spend? What features do you want?

Personally I have a Pfaff. I have had Pfaffs for the last 30 years and absolutely love my machines. It has IDT which is a built in walking foot. But my new one is huge. It has a 10 inch throat and all the bells and whistles. It is very difficult to take to classes and retreats because it is so big and heavy and I am thinking of getting one of those small portables for that.

I do most of my sewing on a Janome 11000. I bought it because (a) I already had (for many years) a Janome that is a real workhorse and a pleasure to use and (b) wanted a brand of machine sold & serviced by our one & only neighborhood Sew & Vac dealer and (c) wanted the "move up or down" capability of the screen ... at that time, I had really bad shoulder/neck pain from an old whiplash injury ... and I can move the 11000's screen up to eye level and (d) liked the fact that it does machine embroidery without having to attach an embroidery gizmo ... this one has a carriage arm that you open/close.

I can upgrade it to an 11000SE, but I can't justify the cost, etc. of doing that because I quilt on an entirely different machine.

I also have a Janome 6600P and love it.

I have a Bernina, and I love it. I even quilt with it. It's an Aurora 430. I used the Stitch Regulator for my quilting. It's awesome!