Originally Posted by
madamekelly
My Brother Innovis 650Q has the sideways sewing feature, but what sold me on it is the needle threader and the ability to sew four alphabets in many different sizes. To be honest I have not found a use for the sideways sewing yet.
When it was demonstrated to me, the sideways stitch was for machine quilting. You are using a quilting foot and you just decide which direction the fabric moves, and it just keeps doing the pattern until you stop. (Ex. You can enlarge a simple letter C, and if you move the fabric right you have ocean waves quilted across your fabric with minimal shoulder strain. An enlarged question mark can be used along a seam to get a feather effect, etc.) A real wonder tool for those of us with arthritis. Fire that puppy up and play. See what it can do. Have a ball. Don’t forget the glass of wine to for medicinal purposes of course, got keep your shoulders good and relaxed you know.......