INTRODUCING OUR NEW BLOG SERIES ON FEET & ACCESSORIES 2014: BORDER GUIDE FOOT

“Oh,  I bought that foot ages ago but I never used it”  OR  ” I have no clue how to use it or even what it is called” OR   ” I just can’t seem to see how to make it work”  OR  “I did not even know such a handy tool existed…..can I buy one today?”

I hear these types of comments very frequently so I decided we need a 2014 series that systematically covers the topic of our wonderful JANOME feet & accessories:

What are these? See our upcoming series of blog posts for more  helpful information

So, if you have asked or thought something along the lines of these comments above, I would HIGHLY recommend that you +FOLLOW us on the home page of this janomelife blog so that you receive an email alert each time we publish a new post. This way you won’t miss out on any of the posts we plan to publish on the subject of feet & accessories over the coming months & beyond. Make sure you don’t miss out  – BECOME A JANOMELIFE FAN   ……..Did you know that we now have  many hundreds of janomelife fans visiting our blog  every single day!!! WOW…..that makes us so excited. We have many great things lined up to share with you and even bigger & better to come………Stay tuned.

Of course, you can always go back into our archives and see past posts on many different topics: feet, accessories & more. Not sure how to do this?  Simply go to the home page of this janomelife blog and type your topic into the search box. All posts containing that word will come up ……much like a google search. You can then scroll down to find any & all posts that interest you on that topic.

Alternatively, you can scroll through the archives, month by month, which are listed down the right hand side of the home page. You might be interested to notice that we are coming up for our 4th birthday in May this year!  Exciting to see how much this blog has grown in just under 4 years! Pretty amazing really…..thank you to all of you who visit our blog, those send us comments & queries; those who gain valuable information about our machines, accessories; sewing, embroidery and a whole lot more. Thank you for coming back & back & back!! We are energized by your comments & queries and we find it so rewarding when we are able to educate you and make your sewing to be as much fun and excitement as it is for us.

TODAY, WE FOCUS ON THE BORDER GUIDE FOOT:

The BORDER GUIDE FOOT was used to stitch the dec. stitch rows at the top of this tote bag

This is what the foot looks like: The only machine that includes the foot as a standard accessory is the JANOME HORIZON 7700QCP. The BORDER GUIDE FOOT  is an optional accessory for ALL other Janome models.

The Border Guide foot is a clip-on foot so will fit any of our high or low shank models which are either 7mm or 9mm models.  This foot will not be compatible with 5mm models.

What is 5mm; 7mm; 9mm? That is the opening in the needle plate and the foot  – so they must correspond accordingly for obvious reasons!

If you have a 9mm machine model (all models from the Janome MC12000 onwards so includes MC8900; MC8200; MC9900; MC15000), then you would ask for Part # 202084000.

If you have a 7mm machine model, you would ask for Part # 200434003. This would be the rest of the models except for 5mm machines and, of course, the Horizon 7700 includes this foot so you should already have it if you own the Janome Horizon 7700 (unless, of course, you were careless & lost it……or forgot you had it?!)

I usually start with a line drawn with my washaway marker. This is the first line of dec. stitching where I use the red guide in the middle of the foot to “ride” along on top of my marked line.

Next comes row 3 & 5: use the parallel red Markings on either side of the foot as your guide on top of the first row of stitching to stitch row 3 & 5 to the left & right of the center/first row.

Next is row 2 & 4 – the rows in between what you have just done in row1.3 & 5.  Use the first red line either side of the middle of the foot – as in pic above – to guide you beautifully straight between the dec stitching.
Of course, you can leave gaps between the rows if you prefer.

What about stitching all in white on tulle or organza and water soluble stabilizer to make your own one-of-a-kind lace???? Absolutely gone are the days I buy fancy, expensive lace edging when I can make my own SO easily and beautifully with my JANOME BORDER GUIDE FOOT!!!

And this is not all…….I have also used the Border Guide foot as a regular stitching guide when I needed more space between my needle and stitching………..WHAT OTHER USES HAVE YOU FOUND FOR THIS FOOT?

OK…….so are you now as excited about this foot as I am??? If you do not yet have it, you will probably want to see your local JANOME  dealer today to buy yours. Have fun creating stunning embellishments with it.

Watch this spot for more posts on JANOME FEET & ACCESSORIES.