The Bernina 830 is very expensive & before I spend that kind of money, I would definitely test drive it. It's an awesome machine BUT here in Canada it runs about $11,000 - $12,000 (depending on dealer, of course). I was so wanting this machine but just can't spend that kind of money & settled on an EMBROIDERY ONLY machine. I bought the Janome 350E machine & so far, I'm pretty happy with it. The largest size it does is 5 x 7 so if that doesn't work for you, another machine just might fit the bill. Happy looking. I will say the quality of the Bernina 830 is awesome & it does a variety of embroidery design sizes BUT definitely make an effort to test drive it.