My Brother PQ 1500 is great for piecing and FMQ. It has a thread cutter I never use and it doesn't have speed control. But, that doesn't seem to affect my sewing. I have gotten the "feel" for it. Some people put a barrier of sorts up against the foot pedal so they can maintain speed. There are tutorials about that. The Brother is much less expensive than a Juki if price is an issue.