Originally Posted by nativetexan
I have a new Janome which came supplied with a foot that works in the same way as the Big Foot, but on the recommendation of a friend, I bought another Janome FMQ foot that doesn't have a needle bar - it has a little wheel that you adjust so that it just skims the fabric. And I LOVE it! I feel that I have much more control over the piece as the foot isn't grabbing it every stitch and I don't even find I need to wear my gloves with it. So I can kind of see where she's coming from with the rubber band idea... hard to mutilate something you've spent good money on though! :lol: