Hello,
I have a Janome 3050, called a (Decor 3050 here in the UK). I treated myself to it about 4 years ago - after a lot of research - and I love it. It does not have a large throat, mine has a needle up and down button, and auto tension - bliss. My old electric machine nearly made me insane! I have made and quilted about 7 lap quilts, along with curtains, tote bags and some dresses for my grandchildren. It does have some fancy stitches, and there was quite a few feet that came with it. I have treated myself to another slightly larger Janome machine - mainly for the throat size. I am self taught - blogs, U tube and so on. I would say that the 3050 is a good entry machine. I have not had any problems with mine (fingers crossed that none will occur now!) Now, to teach myself, and practice, practice FMQ. Hope this helps somewhat.