Reviews By Paul D Goodwin : Date April 22, 2013
As a beginner, I need all the help I can get. This was a much needed item in my quilter's inventory.
Reviews By S. Kibby : Date March 17, 2013
The walking foot fit my Janome machine great, and worked very well. Made quilting much easier. If you quilt get a walking foot.
Reviews By J. Jenkins : Date November 9, 2011
Nothing wrong with the item, just the wrong style. My machine needs the high shank style, this one arrived low.
I ultimately purchased from a different seller & returned this one.
Reviews By Denise Casey : Date December 11, 2011
This machine is not stitching the designs correctly and I have several years of sewing experience. I also own a Janome sewing machine and overlock so I understand their products. This 200e will add stitches or skip stitches thereby rendering your designs useless. I even tried the pre-loaded Janome designs and had the same issues.
Reviews By TajmaJ : Date December 25, 2011
I have owned this machine a little over a year and I am very pleased with it. The stitches are beautiful. The machine has accepted many different brands of thread;however, I set the tension before sewing on original due to different weight of thread. My only regret is that I did not get the 300e (the embroidery surface is larger ) .
Also as far as my machineI have not had any Problems with it skipping or adding stitching.
Reviews By Stephanie Pack : Date January 8, 2012
I went to my local quilt shop for my birthday/Christmas present, thinking I was coming home with a Janome 11000 Special Edition SEWING - QUILTING - EMBROIDERY machine (all in one .. that's important) for about $1600 ... long, sad story short, my facts were very mixed up. My shop helped me figure out that I could get Janome's 6300 SEWING machine AND Janome's 200e EMBROIDERY machine for a 'little bit more' and satisfy those wants. So I did that. Love the MC6300P ... the 200e, not so much.
As the title states ... I am ready to move up. The 200e, for the PRICE, is waaaay too limiting.
Reviews By momofalitter : Date October 1, 2012
I spent quite a few hours researching different models & consulting w/a quilting & sewing goddess of a friend about which machine would best suit my needs. My budget allowed for a decent selection, but I didn't want a machine that was smarter than me. This does everything I want, has a bigger hoop than the Brother I was originally looking at (which she-rightly so-said I'd prefer) & is very user-friendly. I watched the enclosed instruction video & worked along w/the machine: when it taught threading, I threaded; when it taught preloaded design selection, I clicked too. The only thing I couldn't figure out was how to get my designs from USB to the machine (there's a lengthy post on Janome's help site about it). Once I figured that out & downloaded the software he suggested, I was set. I've now made 4 or 5 things & my only issues have been user error (hoop not on tight, excess thread not clipped). I've even found that my machine isn't a thread snob & will work as well w/the all-purpose store brand thread as it will w/the name brand embroidery thread.
I have two complaints, which I know I can work around w/time & experience: it's hard to work on thick fabric (I ended up pulling out seams on vinyl/canvas a diaper bag I was embroidering because I couldn't keep the hoop attached) & I wish I had an unlimited design area (I know I can rehoop).
I've purchased designs from several websites now in different formats & have been able to convert them to use w/the machine w/perfect results, save one, & that was user error (I didn't take the time to put facing on the back of a sweatshirt & the thread bunched, material shifted & needle broke).
I absolutely love my machine! It threads just like my White sewing machine (except the needle threader on my Janome works), it's simple to use, & it makes beautiful things while I sit back & watch. It was well worth the money spent, even though it was more than the machine I'd originally picked, and I came in under my budget.
Reviews By C. Brossard : Date September 12, 2012
We just got this machine where I work. I LOVE it!! We sew some very thick items. Our previous machine just couldn't hack it. We kept taking it in for service. This one is very different. It sews through thick layers of canvas seams & strapping like butter.
Reviews By Barbara C. VanBurger : Date May 6, 2013
This heavy duty machine is perfect for me I have pieced and free motion quilted with it and I really enjoyed using it .
One special feature i had not considered is the automatic thread cutter ..........fantastic! And i found it saves thread. I have not found one part of the use of the Janome 1600 that has not more then met my expectations . I more then met my needs in sewing the quilts I love to make for our family.
