have that machine and no problem.

both my Elna Quilt Pro Queen and my Singer H74 automatic cutters have this problem. I usually chain piece anyway, but if not, use a leader or just use my snips. I'll try pulling fabric out to left and see if that makes any difference.

I bought the 8200 this past September and am having the same problem. I am staying in a RV park for the winter and the other sewers with Janome machines (6600 and 7700) do not have this problem. I will be going back to the dealer when I get home, but after reading the other comments, I don't hold out much hope. I think I will try to contact Janome while I'm here and see what help they can offer. Has anyone else tried this? When I think back, at the dealer they never started at the edge of the fabric...always toward the middle. Leads me to believe that they knew about the problem.

On my Janome there is a way to change the length of that cut thread in the settings. Maybe there is on yours too? When I want short cut threads on the back I DO grab the thread and pull it long with my tweezers, like when I'm FMQ.

One reason I wanted one was for quilting large pieces. When I change colors in the middle of the quilt it is hard to lift up the quilt and look under it for the thread to cut it.