My first machine was a pfaff 6122 and i loved it. Great to learn on. I just made a mistake 2 yrs ago and bought a janome 8900 horizon and have not like it. We now have a pfaff dealer in our area and am looking at a pfaff qe 4.2. The thing that scares me is they don't have a presser foot lift handle in back of presser foot. The presser foot on this machine is automatic lift and that is good in some applications but in piecing i use hands and foot to get material exactly placed for the 1/4" seem. With the automatic you can't get presser foot low enough to make sure it is where you want it on the material. I've never used the electronic knee lift and maybe that works in place of the physical handle. Has anyone had any experience on this machine??? Thank you.