I want to free motion quilt with a ruler foot on my Janome Horizon Memory Craft 9400 and cannot figure out the settings. I have lowered the feed dogs, but the presser foot is to tight against the fabric and it will not move.
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Hi Susan,
You're absolutely correct, you'll need to either drop the feed dogs (lever generally located near the bobbin case or on the outside base of machine) or cover the feed dogs with a plate (many machines have this included).
Then... you'll need to lower the presser foot - when you lower it, it should NOT touch the bed of the machine but sit slightly raised off the fabric surface. As you stitch the presser foot will lower onto the fabric to hold it taught as the needle penetrates.
Oddly enough it's easier to achieve smooth stitches when sewing at a faster speed, but begin by stitching fairly slowly until you get a feel for free-motion stitching. You'll be doing all the guiding and it may feel a bit strange and uncontrolled at first.
Position yourself at your machine so that when your hands on your fabric/bed of machine, your shoulders are relaxed (not all hunched up) and your elbows are slightly higher than the bed of the machine.
You'll want to stitch in a side-to-side or back and forth motion (as opposed to trying to turn the fabric.
Best of luck with this technique. Once you're comfortable with it, you're sure to enjoy the freedom of creating!
Happy sewing,
Kim & Linnette
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Flick the switch to raise the feeddogs then rotate the handwheel one full revolution to re-engage the cam...voila
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Refer to the accessories and you will find one is a darning plate. If you check the section for darning, there will be more information.
Look on the throat plate and there should be a tiny hole on each side of the feed dogs, this is where the plate snaps into place.
If you do not have the plate, set the stitch length to zero, and then tape an index card over the feed dogs with a hole punched out for the needle.
You may use this method forever, or check with your local Brother dealer for the accessory.
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You need to be using a free motion foot or a darning foot, the regular presser foot is not for free motion.
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to allow the free moving and to do it by hand ..it has a button that will low the feeding dog and practically you will move the fabric by hand..or ..just remove the presser foot from the screw..or if it is possible ..free the screw and lift the foot up to the max..for a larger feeding dimension ..
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