Originally Posted by Navy Wife
I have the CV and love it. It replaced my 1471 which ahd sewed at least a million miles! I've had no trouble from either of these 2. I also have a Janome gem platinum. I needed something that didn't weigh as much as I do! It's a great little machine, and easy to move around to classes and to travel in the motorhome. I love the Pfaff better, and I miss the bells and whistles, but mostly the IDT. The even feed foot on the Janome is so bulky and hard to get a 1/4 in. seam with.
I bought the Janome 6600 and agree that the accufeed foot is bulky but I played around with the needle position until I found what works for me and put some blue tape on the bobbin cover for a fabric guide to get the 1/4" seam. I trimmed the blue tape to the edges of the bobbin cover so it doesn't interfer with bobbin replacement.