Dolphyngyrl

I would look at the stellaire or maybe the 5100 or 6200D. I love my 6200D I would not get a brother without the muvit foot. The muvit foot is well worth the extra dollars. Large harp 8x12 embroidery field in lower models if you get upgrade thrown in. I havent out grown my dreamweaver and have had it for 8 years now and love it the same as the day I bought it lol

Gay

I love the Brother machines, and those Patrice J suggests, depends on your budget as the up market ones will cost as much as a car. I would suggest you look into the PRS100 , as most normal machines do not have the hoops for caps. You can get a multi needle for more money, also consider a pre-loved machine from a dealer. I've bought 3 used and no problems.

https://www.echidnasewing.com.au/bro...oidery-machine

Make sure you watch the videos below the main picture.
This is an Australian company so ignore the prices advertised.

mkc

I would also suggest the multiple machine option.

A single, large throat machine that does embroidery as well will be fairly pricey. You also can't piece, quilt, and embroider at the same time. A dedicated piecing machine, a dedicated embroidery machine and a gently-used sit down can probably be bought for less than a new, biggest, baddest combo machine, and will give you better piecing, larger throat space for quilting, plus embroidery, and you can work on quilts while the embroidery machine churns away on its own. I haven't priced a standalone embroidery machine, but you can easily get a good piecing machine for under $1 and a gently used Sweet Sixteen for $3K. Some of the large, fancy, do it all machines are over $10K.

It's easy to get sucked into the expensive machines that do it all, but sometimes simpler is better.