BabyLock just released their Tru Stitch Regulator which fits many machines in the Babylock line. MSRP is $1500. You do need to have a Babylock machine that this will fit. I am very anxious to hear from anyone who has purchased the stitch regulator to here some reviews on it. I feel it is quite pricey however if it would help me with my FMQ I'm willing to save up for it. This will be an interesting read to follow.

I have a Bernina with the stitch regulator. I have not had time to really pratice, but I find that you have to guide your fafric in sync with the stitching--some of my stitches are "toe-tail hangers" and some are piled up! In other words, your stitch length is determined by the movement of the fabric.

The Baby Lock Ellisimo Gold just added a stitch regulator as an option. I have an Ellisimo Gold and I have tried the stitch regulator. I like it better than the Bernina BSR that I tried a couple of years ago. The BL stitch regulator works a lot smoother. Having said that, I'm sure the Bernina BSR has probably been improved since I tried it. I opted not to get the stitch regulator for my Ellisimo Gold because DH thinks I would be better satisfied with the Baby Lock Crown Jewel mid arm. The bad news is that we have to practically rearrange our whole house to make room for it. lol We will move the guest room downstairs to what was our son's bedroom until he married. Since that time, it has been a storage room, since we don't really need 4 bedrooms for 2 people---Unless we are using them for sewing/quilting/embroidery rooms. Our daughter's room was converted to a computer room for DH after she married and moved out. It now also has a 10 needle embroidery machine in it. DH does all our design digitizing. After we move the guest room downstairs, we will move my sewing center cabinet into the old guest room. That will make room for the Crown Jewel in my sewing studio. It is going to take a while to get all this done. Hopefully we will accomplish it by spring. It gives me something to look forward to.

I thought Pfaff came out with a stitch regulator about 15 years ago. I am not sure, though.

That was the built in dual feed system (walking foot), not stitch regulator. It works great for all fabrics, but doesn't do stitch regulation.

I don't own a longarm, but from my experience with one - I would never get one without a regulator. For a sit down, however, I think the regulators are more trouble than they are worth. I did not like it at all.

Bernina had a holiday coupon for the BSR for $700, so anyone interested in it should watch for sales- it is very expensive at full price!

I have a Bernina 440QE with the stitch regulator and I could not go without it there are 2 settings for it one stops when your hands stop moving that one does beep when you go to fast to make a nice curve the other setting does not stop until the machine is turned off I use that one the most since I have gotten use to it I even free motion embroidery with it now any stamped pattern I love doing dish towels check with a Bernina dealer as the 440 has been replced and you may find one being traded in