Love Janome

I have some fun news... and even more fun is I didn't tell my mom and I am going to give it to her today as a total surprise.
This is in the Winter edition of the 'Quilter's Connection'.   On the other side of the cover!

I keep pinching myself. I love my Janome Horizon since getting it almost 4 years ago now, and was thrilled to have my quilt supporting this fabulous company. Rockin' the Rainbow has been to Houston and AQS shows and just came home 2 weeks ago and was just in time for another fun photo shoot!

I also have done a little studio clean up too... check out my beautifully arranged buttons and my new wall hangings!

This is my favourite dot fabric from Riley Blake Fabrics in different sized embroidery hoops.

Now off to plan my next quilt in my super clean studio!

Janome Horizon 7700

Do you see this beautiful machine?  

Remember I mentioned I made 2 purchases while I was away at the National Juried Show?   The Electric Quilt 7 software was one...... and this baby was the second!  The Janome Horizon 7700.

This is my first purchase of a brand new machine ever.   Yes, I really did go all out, top of the line, the big shebang.   My most recent machine was a Janome and was 14 years old.   It still works like a top, but boy was it a pain to get a quilt under it to do free motion quilting.   But I love Janome.  I know, everyone has their own preference, and that is great.  Mine just happens to be the big J.

I just finished putting my latest quilt for Riley Blake fabrics under it and quilting it.  There was so much room, it was ridiculous.   And this machine runs amazing.   Of course, I haven't gotten through the whole manual yet, nor tried out all the feet that come with it.   I wanted this machine for the space and free motion quilting and I am not disappointed, more like over the moon elated!



It has the 'start/stop' button instead of the foot pedal.  It has that too, along with a knee controller, but I like the start/stop button for now.   And it has the wonderful needle down/up position.  I get to pick how my needle will stop when I finish.  Trust me when I say, I have had many a loose stitch while free motion quilting because my old machine always had the needle come up.  
This baby even has a tie and cut the thread button!  Yep, that is pretty cool.  I won't be using that when I am doing my art quilts for show, but for just quilting up some quick ones, it is a great feature.


I also got the table that the machine sits into.  And that is very nice.  It is covered with a super slippery surface so my quilts glide on it.  I put my other big super slippery table behind it and things are working well.  


I think I better do up a post of my studio soon, so you can see just how I create.

One last thing, I am reading that everyone names their machines.   Anyone have a great name for me?  There might be a little surprise for whomever comes up with the best name!