Originally Posted by
beaglelady
Thank you, sewingmemories. I thought it sounded like a good price. Are you happy with your Janome 8900? Is it good for free motion quilting?
I have the 8200 which is essentially the same but with a few less features, and I find it amazing for FMQ, but I'm a relative novice so you may want to take my opinion with a pinch of salt. But I'm very very happy with that aspect.
I love not having to undo screws to change/clean out the stitch plate.
I also love that the speed control slider works even when using the foot pedal rather than the start/stop button (my old machine was either/or). But they may be standard with posher machines. I jumped straight from my £250 machine to a £1300 machine at the difference was fairly considerable!