Whether you’re looking for the best travel and/or classroom machine, or looking for your forever machine, the 5300QDC series will answer all of your sewing needs. Designed to be light-weight yet feature rich, this machine offers many of the functions you would expect in machines at triple the cost. Designed with the sewists in mind, the 5300QDC has 300 beautiful stitches, including 6 one-step buttonholes PLUS alphabet stitches. You’ll also experience Janome's Exclusive Superior Plus Feed System ensuring even, stable feeding with any fabric. The 5300QDC is the only model in the QDC line to have advanced features like the Superior Needle Threader with Thread Guide 7, Knee Lifter, and the Optic Magnifier Set (20x, 40x, 60x). In addition, it comes standard with the Quilting Attachment kit, an extension table and hard cover full-size machine weighs only 13 pounds, so its easy to take to classes and guild meetings.