Sewdreamy wrote: I guess they should... With 136,192 members, that is a good market don't you think?

Andrée

We should send the specs to all the major machine manufacturers...maybe one would listen.

Oh right. Definitely need that!

Can you add a needle threader to the spec please

Sue, what delightful news about you becoming a grandma! How exciting. And finally you explained a mystery to me about why there never seemed to be quilt photos from Paducah. I am so glad you had such a good time. It sounds like the weather was perfect and everyone who went to this great quilt party had a blast.

Rita, I'm with you there on someone coming up with a sturdy, reliable, sewing machine. I would like it to have a large harp sewing space and maybe 12 or 15 really good utility stitches. It seems to me that the big machine makers should come up with something like that with a reasonable price and the sales would probably astonish them.

Amen ! Sisters !!

I would probably add a bobbin minder. That's something that I don't have but I want. Since I bury my threads, it would be really nice to be able to stop before running out of bobbin rather than having to pick out all of those stitches, especially when doing tight background work. But I agree!

Right on Andree!

Reetzbobeetz wrote: And it shouldn't cost 3000$ !!!

Andrée

My problem was I was trying to do it by the book and use it correctly. I think it's a design fault so my suggestion is not to use it at all. I agree with you Andrée they should have a separate plate for single hole work just like the other machines do. Somebody in Janome thought they had a good idea....but it's not! I think sewing machines have become like mobile phones - they try to do too much and the result is they are not very good at most things. All we quilters really need is a machine with a decent harp space, needle up-down, blanket stitch, zig zag stitch, a knee lift, threader and thread snips (maybe not even thread snips). All the other stuff is just icing on the cake. When I am king of the world......

Oh that's good to know. I don't use the single hole thing much but now I'll take care when I do!

Reetzbobeetz wrote: Why doesn't Janome offer a plate with single hole that we could change altogether- it's convenient to see that little thing adjust by itself, but it's so fragile! On my 9900, there is a different plate for single-hole, and the machine "knows" which one is on...

Andrée

My Horizon was in the repair shop. I could not get it to work in the D1S mode with the single hole needle plate. It turns out that that is one fussy item that can be knocked out of whack very easily. I won't be using the single hole from now on. It's back in action again so I hope (fingers crossed) that I don't have any more trouble with it so that I can get on with the red and white quilt.