The Q'nique is a copy of the BlockRockIt that Kathy Quilts developed. The Grace Company manufactured it for them and sells their own branded version now. I have the BlockRockIt that I bought this summer. It does have a 14 inch throat, which after my Juki with the 9 inch throat, seems quite large. I still find myself wanting to do the same size quilting I did on the Juki, but I am getting better with using the whole field. It has a built in stitch regulator, you can use regulated on manual modes. It is easy to thread and operate. I have mine on a Little Gracie II frame it and works really well on it. The support I have gotten from Kathy Quilts and from the Grace Company have been great. I am very happy with my machine and it was a very affordable purchase. I do this for my enjoyment so there is no way I would want to pay the huge prices for the much bigger machines.