Originally Posted by
PghPat
I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place.....if not can someone let me know where to post it. Thanks!
I have a Janome 300e and I'm am trying desperately to learn to use it. I have gotten all the basics but one big problem is getting designs lined up correctly. I want/need to make a label for a quilt that I have ready to gift. I used one of the built in designs on a piece of muslin. It is a flowered frame...a design that is built into the machine. WELL, I was surprised that I wasn't able to go to the wording and type in more than one line. Then I was short one letter of being able to put just "Made by Pat Smith"....the "h" wouldn't fit and I was using the smallest font. Then I decided I'd just write the "Made by" on one line and put my name on the next line and the date on a third line. But then I don't know how to get the lines all lined up. Am I making any sense?
I don't want to invest money into a digitizer program at this point. Is there any way I'm able to do this otherwise. I have downloaded a free program that was suggested on this post called Wilcom and was so happy that I am able to view the designs on the computer instead of having to guess what they are by the file name/number.
I would appreciate any help anyone can give me. Pat
Pat, I too have the Janome 300. You can do up to a 5x7 on it, so you have to decide how large you want to do and choose the correct frame. Many times I go for the larger size for my labels. It doesn't have to be the whole 5x7 size, but larger than the 4x4. I have had trouble fitting all of what I want to say on one line, so I just go on to the next line when I need to. This machine also has a reduce button, where you can reduce a word or line by 10% or increase by 20%, if I'm remembering correctly. If you shrink the whole thing by 10% you can get that extra letter or two in. The Janome 300 is a very basic machine. I would suggest sitting down with the book and taking it step by step so you know what your machine will do. Also, if you have a good relationship with your dealer, you can drop in and they will sit down with you and do these kinds of things with you. I learned a lot that way. I did purchase the very basic digitizing program by Janome called Customizer that sells for $200-$300 from your dealer. It is very basic but it has 5+ fonts and you can curve the lettering, incorporate a design you have, digitize a basic design, etc. It does have its limits.