Author Archives: Kim Jamieson-Hirst

About Kim Jamieson-Hirst

Quilter, Host at Chatterbox Quilts and The Quilter's Way, inspiring and encouraging quilters through education.

Changing Embroidery Designs with Artistic Digitizer Software

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

I had a lot of fun with my Janome 500E and Artistic Digitizer last month making Christmas ornaments for gifts. If you haven’t heard about Janome’s Artistic Digitizer software, you can learn more about it by contacting your local Janome … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of our 12 days of Holiday gift ideas with Janome: Circular Sewing Attachment

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

The Janome Circular Sewing Attachment is my pick for day 3 of Janome’s holiday gift ideas. I love circles, especially when they’re used in quilting designs, and what could be better than the Janome Circular Sewing Attachment for adding circles … Continue reading →

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Ruler Work Quilting with the Janome M7

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

Ruler Work quilting is really free motion quilting using templates or rulers to guide you as you quilt along. It’s fun and a lot easier to do than you would think. The Janome M7 comes with everything you need to … Continue reading →

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Free Motion Quilting with the Janome M7

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

One of the benefits of the Janome Continental M7 is its large throat space. With 13½” of quilting room and all the free motion quilting feet you’ll need included with it, it’s so fun and easy to free motion quilt … Continue reading →

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How to Get an Accurate ¼” seam with the Janome M7

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

Quilters are obsessed with stitching a perfect ¼” seam since this is the seam allowance that you use when you’re quilting and, if you don’t get it right, it can affect your whole project! Lucky for us, the Janome Continental … Continue reading →

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Quilting with the Circular Sewing Attachment on the Janome M7

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

If you’ve never played with the Janome Circular Sewing Attachment, it’s time to give it a try! I’ve enjoyed using this optional attachment to create intriguing designs with decorative stitches on my projects with other Janome models and even used … Continue reading →

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Sew Decorative Stitches on the Janome Continental M7

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

I’ve been working with the Janome Continental M7 for the past few months and have discovered a feature that I know I’ll be using a lot: the manual dual feed setting! I know, it’s a mouthful, but what it does … Continue reading →

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Free Motion Flowers on the Janome Continental M7

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

When you want to improve your free motion quilting skills, there’s one thing you need to do: practice, practice, practice! Okay, maybe that’s three things, but it’s the only way to really get better at this technique. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Hand Style Stitches on the Janome Continental M7

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

One of the new features on the Janome Continental M7 is the addition of 52 new Hand Stitch Style designs. These stitches replicate the look of handwork so that you can add that “perfectly imperfect” look to your sewing or … Continue reading →

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How to Install the Bobbin Holder Case

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Kim Jamieson-Hirst

NOTE: While I’m referring to the Janome MC9450 in this blog post, this information also applies to other models of Janome sewing machines. There are some simple things that are critical to ensuring that your sewing machine works properly to … Continue reading →

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