I have a Janome Gem Platinum and it's great. Small to carry to classes, you can get several different feet for it. You need at least a walking foot, a 1/4" foot, and a darning foot if you want to do quilting. See how many can be thrown in with the purchace price. I do quilting on it but not big projects. The platnium has alot of different stitches and is computerized. I've had it 6 years now and it still works great! If something happened to it, I'd go right out and get another!