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Flowergurl 06-18-2015 10:29 PM

What foot should i get to try
 
Free motion quilting on my Janome Magnolia machine?
I want to give it a try, but i don't what foot i need to get.
Thanks in advance.

ManiacQuilter2 06-19-2015 01:31 AM

You didn't get a darning foot?? It is a foot that sort of hops up and down.
http://janome.com/en/accessories/sew.../darning-foot/

Knitette 06-19-2015 03:11 AM

Leah Day, who is a fantastic FM quilter, modifies her feet so they don't 'hop' as seen here, as well as showing how to fit it. She also has a video on YouTube which shows it in action.

I learned to FMQ on a Janome, but now have a Pfaff where the foot just hovers above the fabric - the difference is amazing, so it might be worth considering the adaptation. Happy quilting :)

Flowergurl 06-19-2015 07:53 PM

Thanks for the info!

meyert 06-19-2015 08:00 PM

Flowegurl - what Magnolia do you have? I didn't get a darning foot with mine. But I tried FMQ last weekend, I gave up because it couldn't get it to work. I am wondering what the secret is. (I can FMQ on my Janome 6600, but my Magnolia seems to be finicky)

auntnana 06-20-2015 12:25 AM

I had a clear and a metal darning foot but ended up getting a little foot big foot after being frustrated with not being able to see where I was going. What a difference it made!! For me the bottom part of the shank (I guess you'd call it shank) being clear helped also.

Learning2Quilt 07-01-2015 02:50 AM

I too am getting very frustrated with not being able to see where I am going fmq. I am currently using a clear c shaped open darning foot. What do you mean by a little foot big foot? I am a newbie to quilting.


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