I bought my Brother PQ1500s for FMQ'ing, but I find that I am doing almost all of my piecing on it in preference to any or all of my other machines, including my old Elna and my newer Kenmore/Janome, or my Featherweight, or my 15-90 Singer, or, or... . I get a most perfect scant 1/4" and I have the thread cutter to boot.