Janome 1600 Professional

A true Workhorse – I purchased this machine four years ago. This is a fantastic WORKHORSE. I am a quilter and piecing is a breeze. Never jams, always a beautiful stitch, and immediate pick up on pressing the foot pedal. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product. Free motion quilting is so achievable with the wide throat. I make around 20 quilts a year, and free motion quilt all of them.

Love Love this machine – I have had my 1600P for a year now and love it. I do a lot of quilting mostly. Fast with beautiful stitches! It is semi industrial machine with auto thread cutter, knee lift, needle down option and also came with extension table. (which the ladies in the store at Southland didn't even know and sold me an extra one separately which I then had to return and receive a credit note!) The staff there also did not seem to know much about the machine. The separate bobbin winder is very handy. Fantastic to freemotion quilt with and the straight line quilting is so easy with results that are very professional looking. I also love that the reverse stitch is a lever rather than computerised button. The massive throat space means I have been able to quilt a queen size quilt. The only slight negative was that the auto threader was a little difficult to work out but I persevered and now have the hang of it. It is also quite big and heavy if you want to take it to classes but I have only been to one class in my life so not a problem. :-) Highly recommend especially if you do a lot of quilting.

Sew Simple Canberra - Bad after sale service – Great machine - although the staff at Sew Simple Canberra are untrained in this unit and are unhelpful if you have after sales requirements. It was disappointing to see a good product so poorly supported by uninterested staff who I believe have let down their customers (although they happy to take your money) and Janome. Easy to use Bad warranty service from Sew Simple Canberra

Love it, excellent machine – I love this machine. I originally bought it for patchwork and quilting but use it for everything. It sews beautifully and is fast on the straight seams. It sews long straight seams nicer than my other machine. It is easy to use and easy to maintain. I would recommend it to sewers. It is called my workhorse. sews a lovely straight stitch, fast, easy to use and maintain.

Excellent – best machine on the market today that does all my sewing and quilting. Very well priced and very easy to use. very easy to use, very easy to control when free motion quilting, you can go as fast or as slow as you like and it winds for bobbin with a separated motor there not 1 thing I dislike about this machine