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About janomeman

As Janome Canada's National Consumer Education Manager, I'm SEW excited to share my love of sewing, quilting and all things creative with everyone at our fabulous new Janome Sewing and Learning Centre in Oakville, ON. Have an idea for a class, or to be put onto our mailing list, E-mail me at classes@janome-canada.com

Scrap-busting 101

Posted on September 21, 2020

Scraps. You either love them, or hate them. Personally, I LOVE working with scraps as they challenge my creativity and I hate seeing what I perceive as good things going to waste. As the saying goes, one man’s trash is … Continue reading →

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Janome HQ Instagram Live!

Posted on September 9, 2020

Join us LIVE at 1pm EST @janomehq Instagram page every Wednesday for Janome HQ’s NEW series “Janome’s Magical Machine Mystery Tour” as we highlight a different machine in the Janome line. From entry level to Top of the Line; embroidery … Continue reading →

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Have you heard of Janome HQ?

Posted on July 17, 2020

Have you recently purchased a new sewing machine? Are you perhaps new to sewing, or have you recently dusted off the old machine after a long while and wondered what all the presser feet and accessories were for and how … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Janome’s Horizon Link Suite Part 7: MC15000 Help Movie

Posted on June 25, 2020

Alas, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Today is the last of my Spotlight series on Janome’s Horizon Link Suite computer software, which comes on a companion CD for the Top-of-the-Line, Janome MC 15000 … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Janome’s Horizon Link Suite Part 6 : Screen Saver Tool

Posted on June 24, 2020

We’re in the home stretch of the final few installments of our spotlight on Horizon Link Suite; Janome’s amazing computer software included with the Janome MC 15000 Quiltmaker, and it’s previous versions. The software allows you to create, design, edit … Continue reading →

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A “Beginner” test-drive of the New Janome Continental M7

Posted on May 22, 2020

The Janome Continental M7 has certainly been getting lots of buzz since it’s debut at the Janome Institute in August, 2019. One look at the machine, and it’s easy to understand why. It’s a BIG machine; the largest throat space … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Janome’s Horizon Link Suite: Stitch Composer Part 2

Posted on May 20, 2020

Welcome back! Today is Part 2 of my look at Stitch Composer, Janome’s amazing software, which is one of the selections within the Horizon Link Suite CD included with the Janome MC 15000 Quiltmaker, and its two previous versions. To … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Janome’s Horizon Link Software Part 5: Stitch Composer

Posted on May 19, 2020

Today, we’ll be continuing our look at Janome’s amazing computer software, Stitch Composer, which is part of the Horizon Link Suite software included with the Janome MC15000 Quiltmaker and its pervious versions. For a review of my previous posts on this … Continue reading →

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Saturday Sewing: A Truck Load of FUN with a FREE Janome Embroidery design!

Posted on May 9, 2020

Ok, hands up everyone! How many of you have jeans in your house which look like this? Maybe not you, but what about your husband/ partner/ kids? Don’t worry, I won’t ask how long you’ve been intending to fix them. … Continue reading →

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Quick, Upcycled N95 Mask Covers

Posted on April 11, 2020

It appears we doubled up today. Janomeman also wrote a post about Janome sewing masks. Rather than not publishing one of them, I decided to publish both! Enjoy the 2 perspectives on the mask sewing saga! Ed. We’re all looking … Continue reading →

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