For me there is something special about quilting, just as there is about the piecing. BUT, my first quilts were SID and there were baby quilts!. I'm doing a 7x8' heavily appliqued one now and my husband is helping me (it weights too much to be moved around easily and the appliques require a lot of corners). I nod my head this way and he shifts the fabric. Actually, now he has learned to see when I'm going to need a turn. My quilting lines are always simple.
I had a Babylock (which is related to Brother) and burned out the motor within two years! I talked to the repairman about what machine to get to replace it (one that quilted and had a low repair rate). It also has a longer space between the motor and the needle.
There is no way I'd use a smaller, lightweight machine to quilt anything bigger than a baby blanket. I hope you figure out a way to at least try some quilting because it is fun and then the quilt was ALL made by you!