Originally Posted by tslowery
My new machine is a Janome 6600. Terri suggested that I ask the board about fmq on this machine. I was kind of upset my husband paid so much for this machine and someone said that it does not have a stitch regulator on it ( that is on a Bernia, I think ). Does anyone have this machine and can you learn to fmq with it . I would love to learn to do the thread painting or fmq. Is the Janome 6600 a good machine for this are has my hubby spent a fortune for a machine that I am not going to be able to do this with. ( It was a fortune for us I know there are machines that cost alot more but I will probably never OWN one. thanks Teresa
I have done several quilts using FMQ and it works great. However, I did have problems until I went out and bought the bobbin holder that is made for FMQ. Yep, this is one accessory that doesn't come with the machine and will cost about $30. :evil: I think that's just wrong but then, they are out to make money and this was one part I couldn't live without. Once I got the bobbin holder for FMQ, my stitches fell just beautifully and look great from the back.
I wanted the Bernina with the stitch regulator but at the time it ran about $1000 more than the Janome 6600. Bet you can guess which one my hubby decided I needed. :lol: I love my machine and I have made quilts from small to king sized on it without any problems.