New Machine on My Hoop Frame

Published: Wed, 10/06/21

I've recently moved my Janome 8200 to my Hoop Frame Pro to give me more space for quilting. See how much more I can quilt and what's changed in my quilting process:

Moving My Janome 8200 to a Hoop Frame Pro

What's the Biggest Difference with the Janome 8200?

To put it plainly: space!

The biggest difference is being able to quilt almost 8 inches of vertical space on the quilt.

On the Janome 1600, I had around 5 1/4 inches of vertical space.

On the Janome 8200, I have almost 8 inches of vertical space.

This vertical quilting space is very important because it determines how big of a quilt block or border I can stitch across in one pass. This is the difference of quilting this border in one go verses having to shift and re-clamp it two or three times.

I can comfortably quilt up to a 7 1/2 inch quilt block or border on the 8200. On the Janome 1600, I could only quilt up to 4 1/2 inch quilt blocks or borders. Anything bigger and I'd have to stop, unclamp, shift, then re-clamp the quilt.

This is the biggest criticism of the Hoop Frames - having to stop and shift the quilt is time consuming and with a small machine on the frame it can feel like you're spending more time shifting / clamping than actually quilting.

But this issue is solved by using a bigger machine on your frame.

Click Here for more info about this versatile machine. We currently have only one in stock so apologies in advance if it's sold out!

Adding a Stitch Regulator

I've added a really helpful accessory to make it easier to quilt on my Janome 8200 on my Hoop Frame Pro.

I've attached a Sure Stitch Regulator to control the speed of the machine in relation to how fast I'm moving it on the carriage. This results in even stitches and gives me a button to control the machine on the handlebars, verses having to use the foot pedal on the floor (which can be annoying).

Click Here to learn more about Grace Surestitch.

Make sure to watch the video to see how I solved this issue and wind bobbins now with the Sure Stitch Regulator attached.

Grace Company Sale - Lowest Prices of the Year

Grace Company is running a fantastic sale this October with the lowest prices of the year on most of our longarms and frames. Here are the best deals I've spotted with this sale:

Qnique 19 + Frame + Free Accessories - You can save over $1700 on your Qnique 19 longarm and frame combo and get a free accessory kit with everything you need for ruler quilting!

The accessory kit includes a light bar, ruler base, 8 spools of Finesse thread, hopping foot set which includes a ruler foot and three of my quilting rulers.

Quilter's Creative Touch 5 - Save 30% on QCT 5 quilting automation! This is the very lowest price I've seen all year. This system adds a motor to your carriage, drive belts to your frame, and software to make the machine quilt all by itself.

Note - you will need a Windows based tablet (not included) with a full sized USB port to run this software. Click Here to find the one I use and recommend.

Hoop Frame Pro Sale - Save $700 on your Hoop Frame Pro and enjoy quilting big quilts on this small frame! You can put your home sewing machine on this frame, like the Janome Horizon I'm using in the video above, or you can use any Qnique 15 or Qnique 19 longarm.

I have had some questions about products being in stock and / or when they will ship out. I'm working with Grace Company and checking daily to make sure our website reflects what is in stock accurately.

However, sometimes products go out of stock quickly and unexpectedly. My best advice if you're thinking of getting a longarm for Christmas is to buy now. I've been a dealer since 2018, and every year most of our frames and accessories go out of stock by Christmas.

You don't want to be getting your Christmas present at Easter - Click Here to check out this sale now and make sure you get your quilting system before they run out!

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day