I have the Janome 7700 and couldn't be happier. I do A LOT of FMQ and have found all I have to do is put on the darning foot, put my stitch length on 0 and take off. Don't even lower the feed dogs. It has a large throat space, making large quilts easy to work with as well as the Dual Feed which takes the place of a walking foot. It also came with loads of feet and has made my sewing world so much easier. Try finding a dealer close enough that you are comfortable with and test a Janome. I wouldn't trade mine for anything, well almost anything.