My vote is for the Handi Quilter. I have the Avante, and lovvvvvvveeeeeeee it. But if you do look at Babylock, you might notice it looks just like an HQ. (HQ makes the Babylock longarms). Going online and looking at some of the youtube videos might help too. I know that Handi Quilter has lots of videos on their website you can check out.