Hi all, I have the Janome 6500 and love it. Yesterday while at the Lowell Quilt Festival in Massachusetts, the Janome dealer was selling a new gadget. It was a replacement bobbin case to be used specifically for FMQ. The tension is already adjusted for FMQ and it supposedly eliminates "eyelashes" and other little thread messes on the back of your quilts. There is also a new FMQ foot holder thingy that doesn't bounce while FMQ and a couple of new feet. The foot I found interesting was clear with 1/8" markings around the perimeter, about the size of a nickel with a small hole in it, and it rides over the quilting surface and glides right over thick areas and embellishments. Using them all together is supposed to improve your FMQ.
I know that practice will eventually help, but has anyone ever seen/used these new contraptions?
I didn't buy the set, around $100, but my friend did. It'll probably take her 6 months before she actually uses it, or she'll misplace it, so I just thought I'd ask if anyone here has any experience with these items.
Denise