another owner and lover of the Janome 6600! Large harp, needle down, knee lift, adjustable speed. Automatic thread cutter though I don't use this while FMQ'ing. It has lots of decorative stitches and stitches beautifully. I've owned Pfaff and Bernina and this is my favorite by far. It doesn't have a bobbin indicator but the bobbins hold lots of thread. With my Pfaff I was forever chain piecing and would sew a whole stack before noticing I didn't have thread. I've yet to do this with the Janome. I think there is a lot of bang for the buck with this machine.