Piecing and Quilting on the Janome Horizon 7700 Sewing Machine
Sunday, May 15th, 2011 at
6:25 am
freemotionquilting.blogspot.com Have you been eyeing the Janome Horizon? This awesome machine is one of the best domestic sewing machines on the market today. Check out this video as Leah shows you how she pieces and quilts on her Janome Horizon and her opinion of the price verses cost of this excellent domestic sewing machine.
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Thank you so much for showing how you use the Horizon. I appreciate you taking the time to do this.
i know that your not an official spokesperson for janome, but i just wonder how many horizons that have been sold, just from ppl that follow your blog. thats how i got my juki tl-98q..which i am completely in love with! thanks for posting this tut on the horizon!
@TXnineandout – lol! I’d be intrigued to know that too!
Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. I’ve had my Horizon for about 5 months now and I agree with absolutely everything you’ve said. I just love the machine — and I use it intensively for garment construction, art quilting, free motion work, etc.
Loved this tutorial, I also have a Horizon, but haven’t tried FMQ yet.
Curious- the other machine you are looking at, is that the Janome HD 3000?
Wow, $3,0000, phew! Maybe you can get a price break with a trade in and with a trade show special or something like that. I think the Bernina equivalent would be around $5,000.00.
Dear Leah, thank you so much! I own the 7700 too and watching you FMQ gives me a lot of confidence, your tutorials are clear and easy to watch and understand. Best Wishes, Annie in Saudi Arabia
I have had the Horizon for about 18 mos and *love* it!! I have to say that I was so, so pleased to see that you had chosen the Horizon too — You are my FMQing hero!
@MsKathy07 – I believe the Bernina equivalent would be the new 820 which costs around $7000 – $8000, which in my opinion is not the price of a new sewing machine, that’s the price of a used car! At least the 820 is cheaper than the 830 which costs around $11,000!
Thank you Leah for this excellent video !
Hi Leah,
I’m a huge fan of your work. I too love this machine; have owned for 7 mo. and agree with you! Traded in my Viking for it. 2 questions: What is the number of the clear piecing foot? Also curious about why you feel that it is not good to lower machine speed. Does it harm the machine to stitch at lower speeds? Reason I ask is that I usually FMQ with the speed set at about medium because I seem to have better control if that is top speed and the stitch quality is always gorgeous! Thx!
@glpcw – The speed thing is personal, but the biggest reason I stress it in my video is because many beginners in my classes will turn the speed of their machine down very low and literally plod along. It helps to have the full range of speeds accessible in your foot pedal, just like you use the full range of speeds in your car, to help you speed up and slow down as the quilting design allows. Just my opinion though!
Leah