So, if your dinky Brother does FMQ to your satisfaction, why are you worrying with trying to make your 301 do it? The 301 is so perfect for piecing; but never mind me, I have a Gammill that spends a lot of time making me crazy. It has a tension "tic" and all I want to do when I get ready to quilt is load the rollers, use same thread on top and bobbin, and go to town. Oh no, gotta do the test runs, and quilt the first run, roll it real quick and run around to the other side of the machine and check for birds eyes.....I say run around to the other side of the machine because I am not very tall, and can't just look across at the roller to check for them.