I have the cheapest Brother embroidery machine. It was $300 and only has a 4 in area to embroider.
I use it for quilting only, not interested in designs on towels, clothes, etc.
6 in blocks work well. Ive made baby quilts with teddy bears and nursery rime red work designs and they are adorable.
Also found some designs that are just designs that are 4 in. squares in red work.
I used 9 patches for the alternate blocks and they work perfect.
My camera will not download to my computer anymore for some reason so cant post pictures.
Would love to have a machine with the big hoop to quilt a quilt with but cant afford it.