Soooo very excited, new machine
02-26-2014, 11:13 PM
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I don't know what feet come with the machine, so would check if there were any I want that doesn't come with the machine. They might give you a discount when you pick up your machine. When I bought my last machine I got the extra feet discounted.
I hope there are lessons and support available too.
I hope there are lessons and support available too.
02-27-2014, 05:51 AM
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Location: Kentucky
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You will love it! Congratulations. I got one last year and I love mine. It has a 1/4 inch foot with it. It has a lot of feet with it! I wonder what some people think are the best extra feet for the 8900. It seems like I heard there are two new feet for the Acufeed like the open toe and something else. I just did some appliqué with mine and would have enjoyed having an open toe foot for that.
02-27-2014, 06:13 AM
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Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
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you already got the cone rack, so that's one recommendation already ticked "got."
absolutely get the 1/4" accufoot and the open toe accufoot.
i use the 1/4" for piecing everything but curves. (the regular 1/4" foot works better for those.)
the 1/4" accufoot also makes attaching binding soooooo much easier. i also leave it on for stitching the binding down once i've turned it.
i rely on the open toe accufoot for all my not-free-motion quilting.
when i had the MC6600P i had also purchased the ditch-stitching foot, but never got the hang of using it to its full advantage. consequently, i have not bought one for my 8900. BUT if you are skilled with use of a ditch-stitching foot, then that's one more accufoot you'll want to get.
everything else i have needed (so far) came with it.
absolutely get the 1/4" accufoot and the open toe accufoot.
i use the 1/4" for piecing everything but curves. (the regular 1/4" foot works better for those.)
the 1/4" accufoot also makes attaching binding soooooo much easier. i also leave it on for stitching the binding down once i've turned it.
i rely on the open toe accufoot for all my not-free-motion quilting.
when i had the MC6600P i had also purchased the ditch-stitching foot, but never got the hang of using it to its full advantage. consequently, i have not bought one for my 8900. BUT if you are skilled with use of a ditch-stitching foot, then that's one more accufoot you'll want to get.
everything else i have needed (so far) came with it.
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