MC9450QCP Quilter's Companion Pro
The Horizon Memory Craft 9450QCP is our top of the line Quilting model, it offers all the features you require to simply sit, relax and sew. The large LCD colour touch screen makes it so easy to navigate through the 350 built-in stitches, including 11 one-step buttonholes and 9 alpha numeric fonts including 9mm lettering and numbers. You can customise each stitch including buttonholes plus save as a favourite stitch. Sewing Applications gives you a variety of pre-set stitch functions for seaming, zipper sewing, blind hem, button sewing, quilting, ruler work, patchwork, applique and lots more. Quilters and designers will appreciate the AcuFeed™ Flex Layered Fabric Feeding System, the Automatic Presser Foot Lift plus the Electronic Automatic Tension Control. The MC9450QCP offers you extensive lighting with 9 white LED lights including a highlight which extends out and illuminates the needle area. To personalise your sewing you can create your own stitches using the Stitch Composer Software supplied with the machine. Save up to 40 created stitches directly in the machine memory. A new safety feature, the machine will automatically power off after a pre-set time, if idle.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
| Work Space |
280mm or 11 inches |
|---|---|
| Sewing Speed |
up to 1060 stitches per minute |
| Pivot Function |
Yes |
| Easy Change Needle Plate |
Yes |
| Machine Screen |
Bright backlit LCD colour touch screen |
| Built-in Stitches |
350 |
| Stitch Width |
9mm |
| Buttonholes |
11 |
| Stitch Tapering Function |
Yes |
| Needle Positions |
91 |
| Presser Foot Lift Button |
Yes |
| Foot Pressure |
Yes, electronic automatic control |
| Needle Threader |
Yes, superior |
| Upper Feed Device |
AcuFeed Flex (removable dual feed system – twin type & single type) |
| Lighting |
9 white ultra-bright LED in 4 Locations inc High Light™ |
| Machine Ports |
1 USB port |
| Standard Sewing Feet |
21 |
| Extra Wide Table |
Yes |
| Built-in Memory |
3MB |
| Machine Size |
W528 x H321 x D243mm |
| Weight |
13.2Kg |
| Free Arm Length |
150mm (5.9") to the right of the needle |
| Embossed Measures |
Yes, on the sewing bed |
| Quick Reference Stitch Chart |
in lid of machine |
| Stitch Length |
up to 5mm |
| Speed Control Slide |
Yes |
| Stitch Elongation |
Yes, up to 5 times on satin stitches |
| Favourite Stitch |
Yes, available on all stitches & buttonholes but not including alphabets and created stitches |
| Mirror Image Stitches |
Yes, plus stitches highlighted grey can be horizontally mirror imaged |
| Startover |
Yes, when startover selected, stitch will reset to the beginning. |
| Bobbin Winder |
Yes, wind bobbin without unthreading using extra spool pin |
| Set Menu |
personalize the machine functions via the Set Menu |
| Fonts in Normal Sew |
9 fonts (Block,Script,Broadway including European characters in each, 9mm Capital letters/numbers,Cyrillic,Hiragana & Katakana) |
| AcuFeed Balance Dial |
Yes, when AcuFeed engaged allows you to adjust feed if the fabric is puckering on top or below |
| Drop Feed |
Yes with sensor |
| Superior Plus Feed System |
7 piece feed dog; no more fabric slipping, puckering and shifting |
| Needle Plate |
has patented needle plate markings for precision sewing with needle drop position, angle marks and sewing guides in front of the sewing foot. This model has 3 different needle plates – Standard, Straight Stitch and Professional Grade. |
| Thread Cutter |
automatic programmable thread cutter; cuts top & bobbin thread at the same time, pulling top thread to underside, consistant cut thread tail of 1cm. Also, standard with this model is the remote thread cutter switch activated by your foot. Remote thread cutter attaches to a base plate with the foot control. |
| Stop/Start Button |
can sew without foot control. Hold in button when starting to sew & machine sews slow, same at end of sewing press & hold button, machine will sew slow. Sewing speed is controlled by speed slide on the front of the machine. |
| Needle Up/Down Function |
you can memorise this function, needle can remain in down position in fabric when stop sewing (default setting) or be programmed to stop in the up position. |
| Auto Lock-off Stitch button |
locks off your stitching at the push of button |
| Lock Button |
a safety function which locks the machine, should be activated when threading, changing the needle or changing sewing foot |
| Reverse Button |
Yes |
| AcuGuide Cloth Guide |
Has a manual cloth guide, best used when the extra wide table is attached to the machine as cloth guide held in position with the extra wide table. |
| Magnifier |
optional, set of 3 AcuView Optic Magnifiers™ (1.2, 1.4, 1.6 lens) |
| Adjustable Knee Lifter |
raises/lowers the sewing foot, allowing the sewist to have both hands available to adjust or move fabric as required. |
| Variable Zig Zag |
free motion stitching using zig zag stitch, stitch width is controlled by the knee lift. Great for thread art. |
| Upper Thread Sensor |
Yes |
| Bobbin Thread Sensor |
Yes |
| Software |
Stitch Composer (Windows only) |
| Storage |
large accessory box gives you front, rear & under the free arm storage |
| Carry Handle |
long handle slots neatly around the top of machine |
| Janome Accessory Carrying Case |
Has a clear plastic accessory box, separate to the accessory box attached to the front of the machine |
| Foot Control |
Large Style |
| Internal Frame |
rigid die-cast aluminium frame for stable sewing at high speeds |
| Multi-language |
13 languages – English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Portuguese, Polish & Turkish |
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
| Zigzag Foot A |
| Rolled Hem Foot D |
| Zipper Foot E |
| Satin Stitch Foot F |
| Open-toe Satin Stitch Foot F2 |
| Blind Hem Foot G |
| Quilting Bar L |
| Over Edge Foot M |
| 1/4 Inch Seam Foot O |
| 1/4 Inch Seam Foot O without Guide |
| Open-toe Darning Foot PD-H |
| Closed-toe Darning Foot PD-H |
| Automatic Buttonhole Foot R with fine adjustment |
| Buttonhole Stabilizer Plate |
| Button Sewing Foot T |
| Dual Feed Foot AD (twin) |
| AcuFeed Flex Professional Grade Foot HP2 |
| Free Motion Quilting Closed-toe Foot QC |
| Free Motion Quilting Open-toe Foot QO |
| Free Motion Quilting Zigzag Foot QV |
| Variable Zigzag Foot QZ |
| Ruler Work Foot QR |
| Professional Grade Straight Stitch Foot HP |
| Straight Stitch Needle Plate inc bobbin cover (3 holes L/M/R) |
| Professional Grade Needle Plate inc bobbin cover |
| Cloth Guide |
| Button Shank Plate |
| Adjustable Knee Lifter |
| Screwdriver (large) |
| Large Spool Holder x 2 |
| Small Spool Holder x 2 |
| Special Spool Holder x 2 |
| Seam Ripper |
| Extra Spool Pin |
| Lint Brush (small) |
| Touch Panel Stylus |
| Set of Janome Needles |
| 5 x Janome Plastic Bobbins |
| Extra Wide Table with new style removable legs |
| Power Cord |
| Electronic Foot Control (large style) |
| Thread Cutting Switch including base plate |
| Semi-hard Fabric Machine Cover |
| Accessory Case |
| Instructional DVD |
| Instruction Book |
| Stitch Composer Software (Windows only) |
