Happy Sewing with Sylvia!!

I bought one of these from Craigslist 1 1/2 years ago and have never sewed on it. I bought it to do FMQ and have never done it (yet). I have this on my list of things to do this spring To be honest, I just love piecing. Oh Well.....
Congratulations for your wonderful purchase and I hope you do all the things I plan on doing myself.

Sylvia's sister lives at my house, and I sew with her everyday. I love her.

Sylvia's beautiful, CONGRATS!!

I have one and love it ..

Yep these "sisters" are great; one the the girls is at my house we have never had a cross word with each other. Lots of projects have gone through her throat and she never choked!

Congrats JanTx and Miss Sylvia - the last project we just finished was that fun Scrappy Mystery Train Ride from piecing to the quilting.

I hope you have a long and happy life together. My daughter has a machine like this & she loves it. Nothing says happiness to me like a good-working machine!!

Lovely sewing machine and you are lucky to have a sweetheart of a DH.

hello, Sylvia, and welcome aboard the Quilting Board

Welcome to the world of Janome machines. You should join the 6600 users blog, there is so much information, hints and useful tips from members there. here is the link. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Janome6500/ Good luck with your machine. I love mine

Sylvia is a good choice.

I also bought a Janome 6600 when it first came out, had it for 4 years - it was a wonderful machine. I traded it for a Janome 7700 (Horizon), and I wish I had kept the 6600. Janome does make good sewing machines.

you may be foreigners now but I bet you will be speaking the same language very soon. Give that wonderful man a hug!

Sylvia is beautiful., welcome to your new home.

May all 3 of you grow old together.

She's beautiful! I would be SO intimidated staring at all those stitch options. Enjoy her to the fullest and may she be always at your beck and call.

Oh, how exciting. I am happy for you!!

Congratulations, looks like we are bound together by a family tie. :thumbup:

Passing of the Faithful Friend

Old machine, anonymous and broken
May your parts be donated for transplant.
Released from the tension, jams and needle-break
Of this realm,
Find peace, proper lubrication and adjustment
And threads worthy, beautiful and lint-free.

May someone gently whisk the fuzz balls from your innards
And lead you to the land of endless decorative stitching.

I have this machine and love it! I did have trouble with backlash in the bottom thread when I used certain brands of thread like Guterman. A friend recommended I buy a package of teflon washers and they solved the problem. I can use any thread without a problem now. Soooo, I use those washers in every sewing machine I own now! Think the brand is Magic Genie.

Congratulations! Looks great!

I had a Janome 6600 it was a good machine for me, but didn't have it long, traded her in for the 7700 with the 11" throat and free arm. Janome has some really nice stuff for sure. Sylvia and you will be very happy I am sure.

Those teflon washers are absolutely the best, I use them all the time.

So happy for you and I know Sylvia found a good home. A match made in quilting heaven.

Congratulations! Your gonna love her. I have one and I love it because I sew everyday and never have a problem.

Sweet and really sweet Husband

You will fall in love with Sylvia each and every time you use her! I have had mine for many years and she still purrs like when she was brand new. Enjoy Her! GiGi

Congratulations on the new machine. I have a 6600 and love it. I'm wondering why machines never follow me home.

I have two of these wonderful machines,one for home, one for cabin. You will really enjoy this machine!
It is built for quilting. I got a 8900 for Christmas, but would not give up my 6600.

Diana in TX

Hi Jan, saying hello from Pearland! Congratulations on your new friend!

JanTx, Raine from Las Vegas, May I ask approximately what your husband paid for it?

Can you please tell me what Teflon Washers are? Thanks! Pat

Awesome...

Congratulations! You will love your 6600. I have had one for several years and it is my favorite for FMQ. It has the best stitch.

I love my Janome 6600!!! I won mine on a quilt shop hop a few years ago (as a matter of fact is was in February 2010). The total cost of this machine was the maintenance agreement I purchased at the local shop that does the service and I also got lifetime lessons for it too. I am sad to say that I have used it for very little other than piecing quilts - but it does a great job at that.

Congratulations! You will love everything she can do. I've had mine 3 yrs. and still haven't done it all. It makes beautiful decorative stitches and buttonholes. etc.etc.etc. :thumbup:

congrats on a great new machine

Glad to meet you, Sylvia! May y'all have a long an happy friendship.

Congratulations on Sylvia!!

Congratulations on your sweet husband and your nice machine. Without that husband of yours, you wouldn't have that nice machine. Sounds like a good man to me!

Raine - he paid $1100. My last machine was a Brother 9000 that he purchased from Amazon.com for $150. That machine was a tried and true friend, but I think it died from exhaustion. We made over 80 quilts together before its untimely death. Repair cost would have been more than cost of machine.

I am drooling over Sylvia, is that odd?? :)