It has a huge 215 built-in sewing stitches, including 17 quilting, nine essential and 176 decorative. There are also six one-step buttonholes, plus an endless buttonhole with no size limitations. You can easily manage quilts and other oversized projects with the extra-large sewing space and the knee lifter allows for hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot. Another handy feature for quilters is the extra high presser foot lifter, offering 6mm more clearance for placing multiple layers or bulky fabrics under the presser foot. The speed can be controlled by a slider at the front of the machine and the drop in bobbin means there’s no need to pull up the thread manually. The 8500Q also offers a Swiftsmart threading system and there are six LED
lights to help you see your work more easily.