My biggest gripe with my Janome 9000 is that the 1/4" foot is over a 1/4" by quite a bit! And if you're using the straight stitch plate you can't bump the needle over. I really don't care for many of the Janome feet. They tend to be plastic and wobble quite a bit, so accuracy is off. It's one of the reasons I bought a Bernina. The feet will put you in the poor house, but they're all metal and last forever. And they're accurate.