My new machine is a Janome 6600. Terri suggested that I ask the board about fmq on this machine. I was kind of upset my husband paid so much for this machine and someone said that it does not have a stitch regulator on it ( that is on a Bernia, I think ). Does anyone have this machine and can you learn to fmq with it . I would love to learn to do the thread painting or fmq. Is the Janome 6600 a good machine for this are has my hubby spent a fortune for a machine that I am not going to be able to do this with. ( It was a fortune for us I know there are machines that cost alot more but I will probably never OWN one. thanks Teresa