Please do share where you got your bobbins. thanks! I've had my Juki for about a year and a half. I don't do FMQ on it because I have my Crescendo set in a cabinet so that just is better for me. I agree about the compensating foot - it is great for the right application but a mess for anything else. Although I purchased a separate 1/4 foot, I actually like and use the standard foot for piecing.