The narrow opening and also single stitch plate makes a very nice stitch. If you use one with a wider opening you will not have the good result for which you are looking .. I would like to combine all the best bits from each brand of machine into one. I prefer the Brother stitching for quilting and have two brother machines. However, it was my Pfaff that reminded me that the single stitch plate or foot was on. I also prefer the Brother and Husqvarna button hole methods to other brands. If we were rich enough, we could buy each machine for its specific specialty