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Janome 8077 Sewing Machine Review

The Janome 8077 sewing machine offers great stitch selection, Janome precision, and computerized sewing machine controls in a sturdy, reliable package. It may not be as "pretty" as its functional twin, the Janome Magnolia 7330, but everything else is the same - stitches, features, and accessories.

Janome 8077 Stitch Patterns
This sewing machine comes with 30 built-in stitches including six styles of 1-step buttonholes. There are a few quilting and decorative satin stitches along with the most important utility and garment construction stitches. Patterns include straight, zigzag, blind hem, stretch stitches, overlock, overcast, patchwork, shell tuck, and several satin stitches.

Stitch width is adjustable to 7mm and stitch length adjustable to 5mm for certain stitches. Top thread tension is also adjustable. There are 15 possible needle position settings.

Janome 8077 Presser Feet
This machine comes with four snap-on style presser feet: General Purpose, Zipper foot, Satin Stitch foot and the Automatic Buttonhole foot.

The presser foot lever has three height settings including the standard down position, up used for removing or inserting your fabrics, and an extra high up setting for working with thicker layers of fabric.

Presser foot pressure is automatic and not manually adjustable but the machine is designed to handle sheer fabrics as well as heavy-weight fabrics.

Janome 8077 Features
The worst part of getting ready to sew is always the process of setting up the machine - winding the bobbin, threading the machine, pulling up the bobbin thread and checking top thread tension. All of that has been made nearly effortless by the Janome 8077.

Setting up this sewing machine is very easy thanks to an automatic bobbin winder system, top drop-in bobbin case with jam proof functionality, easy top thread guides, and an automatic needle threader.

The most popular push button controls are also included such as a Start/Stop button which eliminates the need for the foot pedal when you desire, a conveniently located Reverse button, programmable Needle Up/Down controls, an Auto Lock button for automatic stitch tie off, and a speed control slider so you decide how fast the needle should move.

This sewing machine has a superior feed dog system - 7 point contact in a box rotation pattern for extremely consistent fabric movement.

The drop feed dog system allows for free motion quilting, free motion embroidery, darning, and button attachment. With the push of a button, you can also repeat and reinforce your buttonhole stitches.

The extension arm can be removed for free-arm sewing. The bobbin cover is see-through so you know how much thread you have left before you launch into your project. There's a bright LED light over the needle arm and a built-in carry handle so you can easily move the machine around your house.

Janome 8077 Sewing Machine Accessories
The traditional selection of sewing machine accessories such as screwdriver, bobbins, needles, seam ripper, and felt can all be stored inside the extension arm.

The Janome 8077 is a good sized sewing machine, sturdy and capable of standing up to heavy layers of denim. Stitches are even and of high quality. While it might not have the yellow flowers and purple trim of its twin, it does have a nice, clean control panel that is just as easy to navigate.

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Can I use satin binding on a patchwork quilt?

My friend wants a baby blanket for her little girl with a satiny feel. I already purchased fabric for a patchwork quilt and was wondering if the packaged satin binding can be used for quilt sandwiches, and if it is difficult to use. I am pretty new to quilting.

You *can* use satin binding. The question is, do you really want to? Most patchwork quilts are going to look a bit odd with a satin binding. The satin binding will require replacing from time to time; a binding of the same fabric as the rest of the quilt will last as long as the rest of the quilt.

What you might want to do is go ahead with the patchwork quilt you were planning and put the regular fabric binding on it. Then make a separate blanket with a satin binding. I've made dozens of blankets out of flannel fabric. What I do is buy about 1-1/8 yards of double-faced flannel, cut off the selvages, and square up the ends so that there's a square that's about 36" to 38" on a side. Then stitch regular packaged satin binding around the edges (you'll need about 4-1/4 yards of binding). The binding is a tad slippery, so you might want to hand-baste it in place before machine sewing it.

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