I have one and love it. Every book and DVD will tell you to pull bobbin and top thread and hold them when starting a new seam, regardless of feed dog width. Lots of us use leaders and enders instead. But you can't blame a machine for what a human needs to know.
The sad thing about any computerized machine is eventually the manufacturer stops supporting the software and repairs are no longer possible, technology just moves too fast.
Their 7700 had a lot of trouble with thick seams, I've not experienced it with the 8900.
You will notice there is forward and back play in the feet, rather than rigid. This is so
a seam can smoothly be driven over. But I've head people think there is something wrong with the machine with that not rigid foot.
Last edited by KalamaQuilts; 05-17-2018 at 07:45 AM.