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07-30-2011, 07:37 AM

#21

Somerset Val

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Originally Posted by Little RoO

Hi if anyone does have the Janome 6600P please can they tell me what is written on the darning foot...mine has the letter P but the book mentions it being a P2...wondering if I have the right foot....would really appreciate your help

My FMQ foot has 'QB-H' on the back of it. I have the Horizon which has - I think - superceded the 6600P, but I thought the quilting foot was the same.

07-30-2011, 07:48 AM

#22

such a sew and sew

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I have the Janome 6600. There are two or three other FM feet available for your machine, also a seperate bobbin case with a blue dot on it instead of a red dot. Also don't forget to turn the round knob at the left top side of your machine to 0. This controls the foot pressure. I love FMQ on mine.

07-30-2011, 09:23 AM

#23

MargeD

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Make sure that once you put the darning foot, which is usually the one for FMQ, you drop the feed dogs so that you can easily move the quilt around. This time you do the moving instead of the pressure foot or quilting foot, it takes some getting used to.

07-30-2011, 11:45 AM

#24

SunlitenSmiles

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you should relax, did you see Zaras' wedding, now start from the beginning with the instructions check each step and adjustment

07-30-2011, 11:51 AM

#25

annthreecats

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I don't know if you have to do it, but on my Bernina I also have to set the stitch length to 0.

Sounds like a lot of good information here. Good luck getting your problem sorted out.

07-30-2011, 04:09 PM

#26

FroggyinTexas

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Originally Posted by Little RoO

Hi...I have just bought a new to me Janome 6600...and everything is wonderful until I decided to have a go at free machine quilting....I think the problem is the way that I am attaching the P foot....it appears to be well over 1/2 an inch off the fabric and doesn't pick up...please help.....it is midnight here in the UK and I have been trying to sort this since 9pm......tired and not going to be till I sort it or machine lands in next doors garden !

My Janome is a 4800 but I was having the same trouble you are having until I attached the foot so that the metal extension on the right was above the needle screw. After I figured that out, I still wasn't any good at FMQ but I couldn't blame the machine. froggyintexas

07-30-2011, 06:59 PM

#27

jmanghamom

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Are you lowering your feed dogs?

08-02-2011, 12:51 AM

#28

Annya

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Originally Posted by Little RoO

The 6600 have another lift which makes the feet go higher so it is easier to put the quilt under. Check and see if you have not lifted it too high. I have done it so you can very easily lift the foot higher with out thinking. Also use the same breed of cotton top and bobbin so it works better. I found out also when I had problems. Good Luck.