Should I make the investment?
#23
I have this machine in a previous model called Memory Craft 6600. The reason I bought it is for the large space for maneuvering a quilt when free-motion-quilting. I can easily do a king size on this machine without a problem. I like it for piecing, FMQ, and it is heavy and can handle lots of bulk. It also has an excellent x-large walking foot for stitch-in-the-ditch or wavy-line-quilting. It does an incredible job of SITD. The only negative is that the bobbin area lints up and has to be taken apart to clean every so often. By this I mean the whole bobbin case area has to be unscrewed and taken apart to get to the linty area. There are some facts for you to go on. Have a great day
#24
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,991
I really really disliked (hated) my Janome 6500 although many others loved it. Mine was a problem right from the beginning (company finally replaced it). The bobbin case would jam, rattle and jump (finally found out that there is a wick hole under the case that dries out and needs a drop of oil once in a while although this is not mentioned in the manual and my dealer seemed to know nothing about it). It hesitated and balked starting and stitching over seam junctions, hated thicker layers and wouldn't feed fabric in evenly. It clearly should have been painted yellow! The replaced machine was better but still had some of the same issues. I finally got so fed up with it that I sold it on Kijiji for $500 (paid $2000) and bought myself a lovely Juki Exceed 600.
#26
I have the 6500 and love it. I've had it about 10 years and never had one bit of trouble with it. It has the 9" harp although one other post said it didn't and they traded up to the 6600 because of this. I think they are the same machine with the 6600 having additional features.
#28
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 619
Just curious, do you know if Janome is making all the current Singers? A friend asked me about buying a Singer on Black Friday sale at Tuesday Morning (because I love sewing machines friends think I know all about them-LOL) I looked up the model & for some reason the description made me think it might be a Janome. Since Tuesday Morning has a 90 day return policy I advised her to buy it, & actually use it for projects before the 90 days passed. So far she loves it.
#29
The Janome 6500P also includes many features designed especially for the quilter including: a 9" x 5" throat space for working with large quilts,
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