Originally Posted by dgreen

Hello everyone. I've read the posts here on everyone's favorite machine for quilting, but I'd like to ask what may be a really dumb question. First of all, I'm shopping for a good machine to pursue quilting, one that has a great straight stitch for piecing, and can be used for machine quilting. My dumb question is this: can I assume that the higher end machines, such as the Janome 6600P, are good for piecing? Do they sew a good 1/4" seam without chewing the fabric or moving to one side? My top priority is getting a good machine for piecing, but I'd like it to have enough harp space for machine quilting. It seems like many quilters have favorite machines for piecing, but then different machines for quilting. I can only have one machine. Thanks for any advice!