I have/had Bernina, Singer, Brother, Janome, and Pfaff. My favorite and the only one I will buy now is Juki. Perfect for machine quilting and piecing. My take to class machine, decorative stitching, and all around basic machine is a Sparrow 30 for $350. I don't look for one machine to do all I want. I buy one designed to do one thing excellent and another to do the extra.