Mermaid - When I took the machine to the dealer and they found that the FMQ foot was worn out, they told me that they had redesigned the foot and the plate.
Here is a link to the Janome site with pics of the foot & plate
http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/...r_1600P_Series
You can look around for a dealer that has one Part # 767-433-004
Hope this helps
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Carole