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JANOME CONTINENTAL M7 PROFESSIONAL SEWING MACHINE

Michelle Marvig – Pieceville

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Playing with a new model of sewing machine is always enjoyable, but this machine was so much fun! The Janome Continental M7 Professional is a heavy-duty, well-thoughtthrough sewing machine. While it may have the word Professional in the title, it certainly has all the attributes a home quilter would want as well. Given the length of this article, I won’t be able to mention all the inclusions of this fantastic machine. You will need to test drive it at your local Janome dealer to find out all the fabulous features for yourself.

To start with, the first thing you will notice is the overall size, and weight, of the machine. The machine weighs 17.3kg (38lb), with a rigid die-cast aluminium frame, making it very stable at any speed. The sewing area from the needle to the right side of the body of the machine is an impressive 34.3cm (13in). An extension table slides onto the basic machine, extending your sewing area to the left, front and back. With this in place,

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