Mimiam, My Elna does not have a way to lighten the pressure on the presser foot - it adjusts automatically and it's a little too firm for quilting - sometimes seams shift. It eats the first corner of things like small triangles - I assume because it's a zz machine and has a larger hole in the plate. The feed dogs don't drop for FMQ. I love that machine, but for quilting, I'll take the 301.