This machine does really great. I bought one a few yrs ago and got an awesome deal on it. I only paid about 250 for it and that was only because someone put the wrong price tag on it and Sears honors that policy. They were so great, even though I was ready to argue the issue the sales person was the one to bring it up that they have to honor it. It is made by Janome and if you order additional feet from Sears they come with the name Janome on the box. Original price then was over 400. I now have the Viking Diamond but this one stays up on my sewing desk for when I'm using my emb part of my Viking or taking class where I don't need all of the features of the big one.