I work for a dealer that carries Bernina and Baby Lock but 6 years ago we were Viking dealers. When Viking was purchased by the same company that sells Pfaff and Singer, our repairman, who started out with Singers more than 30 years ago, says the new Vikings, Pfaffs and Singers all have cheap Singer parts now. I have a Bernina that I sew on at home that I love but if I want to do embroidery I go in to the store and use a Baby Lock machine. Even though my Bernina does embroidery it is SO much easier on a Baby Lock. The stitch quality on the Baby Lock is comparable to the Bernina and if I could afford any machine I wanted I would get the top of the line Baby Lock called the Ellisimo.