Janome AcuFil Quilting!

[@sherryseitz1889]

I love your tutorials, i wish they were full screen. I also have the 15000 and have learned so much from you. You are an excellent teacher.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you SEW much for your sweet compliments! Yes, these videos are from Live Instagram presentations, which does not allow me to rotate my IPAD so it's bigger. I'm glad you still enjoy them and find them useful! I love to share the Janome Love! Thank you so much!

[@dlcupples396]

I’ve had my machine for 4 years and have never used this feature. The dealer I bought it from did not support this. Thank you so much! I’m very great full for your great instructions!❤

[@jenicecurrie4278]

You are a very good tutor. I’ve learnt heaps from you.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you SEW much, Jenice! I sew appreciate the compliment! I love sharing the Janome love!

[@mandib27]

I love the fact you refer to all machines this can be used with thank you so much, I just purchased a 550E so thank you!

[@mamawb2013]

Thank you for all this information. I have had my 11000SE for eight years and I just learned more from your video than I ever knew before. I live too far from my Janome dealer to receive lessons so this was very informative. Can't wait to quilt now! Thanks.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you SEW much! That's great to hear! Look forward to more Acufil Quilting videos coming soon! Thank you for sharing the Janome love!

[@jljl24]

Yes. There are not many videos specifically for th mc11000. I got mine used several months ago and still learning.

[@edbalko3082]

You are so GOOD at doing Demos…. From Mrs Carmen Balko,,,

[@michelleyoung2879]

This was great, I had no idea what the hard acrylic template was for! I can't wait to try it.

[@paulinem8694]

Wow, thanks for such a thorough tutorial!

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank YOU sew much, Pauline for your thoughtful feedback! Thank you for sharing the Janome Love!

[@wandafeeneyMaker]

Rewatching and enjoying ❤️

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

thank you sew much, Wanda! Thank you for sharing the Janome Love!

[@lcmulls]

Thanks for this demo. Loved the reference to Romper Room! Lol!

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you for sharing the Janome Love! It's comforting to know there's other people out there the same age who remember Romper Room, too! lol!

[@elles6549]

@@janomehqjanomecanada4908 you made my day with your Romper Room reference! Love your tutorials!

[@constanzadoherty3317]

Michael, I learned a lot today. Nice comprehensive video. Thank you. Finally I understand how to quilt with my 15000. Going to try it today!!

[@1Irishquilter]

I’ve been watching your fantastic videos on KZbin from here in Australia & have learned so much. Please keep them up, especially using the Embroidery techniques on the Janome 15000. There’s still a lot I need to learn & am a visual learner, so the videos are really wonderful and that you’ve taken the time to offer them. I want to get more out of my machine & more confident using the Embroidery functions. I also have the amazing Janome M7 which I use for FMQ. Thank you so much for these videos.

[@jeanettedanis8845]

Thank you for all the great tips on setting up Acufil.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you sew much, Jeanette! Thank you for sharing the Janome love!

[@sherrizelinawagner390]

Thank you! Just ordered my quilting kit. So excited!

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Yay! Congratulations! AcuFil Quilting is sew fun! Thank you for sharing the Janome love!

[@misterrogers8947]

Great Job Explaining!

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you SEW much! Thank you for sharing the Janome Love!

[@priscilladewing2265]

I just bought a Janome MC 15000 and was so excited that Acufil software included. When I tried to load it on my laptop I found out that I need a computer with Windows. I have a MacBook Pro and really don't want to buy another laptop. Is there any way to load it on my Mac?

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

HI Priscilla, Congratulations on your fabulous new machine! You can get a program called Parallels, or similar software which partitions the Mac's hard-drive in order to run Windows-based programs. Be to check out our Janome Life blogs for lots of posts about Horizon Link Suite and Acufil Quilting, as well as the many, many posts on the MC15000. Happy Sewing!

[@ma.esperanzamartinez6822]

Buenas tardes, me interesa saber si este programa es compatible con la maquina Janome Memory Craft 500 E, gracias muy buen vídeo, saludos desde Colombia

[@debbiepetsch1808]

Thank you for all the great tutorials. I’ve have learned a lot. I just wish we could see what you are doing on the machine and your laptop. Filming is so far away, it’s impossible to see anything. Not sure why, when I make it to full screen your video is a long skinny picture.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you for your feedback! The video was recorded from a Facebook LIVE presentation where we had the Ipad mounted vertically on the stand, so that's why the video is long and skinny. At the time I couldn't change the orientation of the screen. This was the first FB Live we had done, so we soon learned the Ipad needed to be closer - it was all a new learning curve, but we're trying to do better with each video! Thank you for your support of Janome HQ!

[@jackiemcdonnell2056]

Can you get more AcuFil designs

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Hi Jackie. You can create your own AcuFil Quilting designs with digitizing software, like our Artistic Digitizer, and with our free AcuSketch APP available from the APP store - you can draw your own designs, save them to a USB stick and transfer to your embroidery machine to stitch out! Sew much fun!

[@paulawebb7851]

Your video is very informative and I feel like I learned a lot. I'm wondering if it's possible to quilt using AcuFil around 9x9 blocks that have a design embroidered in the center of each of them?

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

HI Paula! thank you sew much! Yes, its possible, though the AcuFil hoop for the MC15000 is 8.5" square, so you'll have to either create multiple hoopings to complete a design, or, create a smaller design, like the cabled border, to fit within the hoop size

[@Lani-Grace]

Do you have a video at all about twin needle sewing I'm on a Janome Memory Craft 11000 SE I don't believe it's the Horizon series but it is the whooping

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Janome America has a video on their You Tube channel which should help kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZS0iYaGqdyhf80

[@kathleenkauth7919]

how can I use a purchased quilting design that is not built in

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

You can import designs into the machine using the AcuFil Tools program within Horizon Link Suite on your computer. I have written several articles on the Janome Life blog which detail the process. Happy Sewing!

[@viviancranston509]

Loved your video, well done. What I am looking for is to add other quilt patterns to AcuFil. Is AcuFil limited to Only the pre loaded patterns?

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

Thank you sew much for your compliments, Vivian! Glad you enjoyed the video! You can bring in other Jef or Jef + patterns into the AcuFil software to edit and create other designs.

[@viviancranston509]

@@janomehqjanomecanada4908 Thanks for replying, I will give it a try.

[@janepetroni6096]

This was so helpful Michael. I got the software for Christmas after you recommended it to me. Now I know how to use it! Can i import other designs and create an all over design like is done with the stippling? If yes, how? Thank you

[@viviancranston509]

Well, I gave a try and Acufil said I could not bring in other designs. Can you help me? I do have Leha Day's Jeff stitches so can I start there?

[@donnadevall5753]

hello would window 8.1 support the aqu fil software ? thank you

[@miric6224]

Sorry, i’m into the video, to your showing a large quilt, and am clueless about what you’re doing, cause I can SEE what you’re showing. Is this just straightup- quilting, is it trupundo? Did you look at this video before putting it out there. I’m off, so sorry. I really am interested and love Janome.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

I'm not quite sure what you're asking - Acufil Quilting is like traditional quilting, but done in the embroidery hoop. It's available with some of our Janome machines. Do a Google search for AcuFil Quilting and LOTS of additional information comes up so you'll have a better understanding of the concept.

[@miric6224]

@@janomehqjanomecanada4908 thank you for your reply. I did a seatch after my comment. It’s too bad you didn’t start with a definition. I am an old time quilter who just purched another Janome, expensive, product with acufeed capabilities, so the “acu” caught my interest. The intro photography was poor. Are we expected to see machine stitching on an item photographed from six feet away...and some color thread on fabric? Just saying, i wanted to learn, but was disappointed atthe start of your demo. I didn’t bother watching the whole tjing because i had no reason or indicationit would get better. I’ved watched tons of video sewing demos and am a retired teacher. I hope you take my comments with the positive intent they’re meant. In retirement I teach a few girls sewing and gifted each with a 2222. Thank you for your time.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

@@miric6224 thank you for your feedback. There are indeed so many "Acu" in the Janome vocabulary. Acufeed is definitely different than AcuFil Quilting. The wonderful thing about these free videos and social media is that if anyone isn't pleased with the quality or the content, they can simply click away. These videos are captures of social media posts we started doing a year ago at the start of the pandemic as a means to connect with the Janome users, rather than just remaining off-line waiting for the pandemic to pass. Online learning was totally new concept for most of us, and we made and continue to make the best with the equipment and circumstances we have. We're trying to do the best we can under such exceptionally trying circumstances which caught us all by surprise. And we're still here, a year later, still trying to make the best of the situation. Thank you for sharing the Janome Love!

[@kathleenkauth7919]

Why does it say my design can’t be edited

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

AcuFil designs, like stippling, can't be edited to adjust the spacing of the stippling, for example., so that's why you get that message if you're in the edit screen of your machine. Happy Sewing!

[@fredaweigand3276]

Where do I get the free Aquifil App from please?

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

HI Freda. The AcuFil Quilting is not an app - the software program comes with the MC15000, or can be purchased as a kit for the MC12000, MC500E and MC550E

[@fredaweigand3276]

@@janomehqjanomecanada4908 No use to me then I have a Janome 11000. thanks for replying.

[@cherylanon5791]

Why are all the great Janome quilters in Canada =)

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

lol! Thank you sew much, I appreciate the sentiment! If only it were true, lol!

[@jillrigby386]

Great tute. Informative and well presented. The only things that let you down was not having a full screen and a cameraman who didn’t seem to know how to operate the camera. Do you realise that all the things you referred to cannot be seen? No closeups so very disappointing.

[@janomehqjanomecanada4908]

HI Jill. Thank you for your feedback. This was my first ever FB LIVE and a first for my partner, who was recording on the IPAD. He is not a professional cameraman, and it was only after reviewing the presentation that we realized he was too far away to see detail. I try to explain things thoroughly so people can still follow instructions what to do, even if they can't see my screen. These were the early days of the Pandemic when we were all trying to figure new ways to connect in order to educate, but also to connect so people less isolated and alone. The whole new world of teaching on line is new to many of us and we're trying to do our best.

[@janenassl]

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