Peace and love is flowing your way courtesy of the flower children at Sew4Home. This latest S4H Janome Canada exclusive project is a unique Flower Power Pillow that will be a fun addition to your favorite pillow pile. It’s a beginner-friendly project, but it does feature several techniques that are excellent learning opportunities for someone new. Even more experienced sewists may find something they haven’t seen before or recognize an old skill they can brush up on. You’ll find step-by-step instructions for fussy cutting with a pattern frame, decorative stitching tips, making a custom cover ..read more

We’ve entered into a new, exciting stage for my daughter. We’ve been anticipating it for a while and after some long-awaited anticipation, she recently lost her first tooth! Of course, with that came her first Tooth Fairy visit with her tooth under her pillow in a not-so-glamorous zipper lock bag (hey, it did the trick and apparently the tooth fairy didn’t mind, lol!). Growing up, I remember I had a special little stuffed tooth pillow to put in my precious little gift for the tooth fairy, so I decided to make one for my daughter. These little projects are the perfect size for an in-the-hoop (I ..read more

Many of our Janome sewing machines feature a USB port in the side of the machine. Some, like all versions of the fabulous Janome MC15000 and the Janome Continental M17 have two! The USB port allows you to import stitch or embroidery designs using a USB Flash Drive. It also allows you to update the machine whenever an update may be available. An update for the Janome CM17 was recently released on the Janome Global Site, as well as our Janome Canada website. Full instructions are provided in the above links, but some people still struggle with getting the machine to update on the first go, so, i ..read more

Our Janome embroidery machines are capable of doing sew much, and, when added with the amazingly versatile Artistic Digitizer software, you have unlimited fun and creativity at your fingertips! In today’s Janome Sewing Machines Facebook LIVE, Janome Canada Educator extraordinaire, Celine Ross, shows you how to create and embroider a very handy kneeling pad to use in the garden this spring using the Artistic Digitizer software, which is available as a FREE TRIAL for the month April, AND May! Yes! Due to overwhelming demand, that free trial has been extended until the end of May, 2024. Don’t wo ..read more

It’s NO joke! Back by popular demand, Janome Canada has been offering a FREE TRIAL of the amazingly versatile Artistic Digitizer software for the entire month of April, 2024. BUT, due to overwhelming demand, Janome is extending the free trial of Artistic Digitizer software until the end of May, 2024 so you have more time having fun learning the software. As announced the first of this month, Registration Codes were available until April 24th, but that’s now been extended until May 24, 2024 as well! Sign up for the free trial on Janome.CA! For those who received your activation codes just befo ..read more

The Spring Equinox, 2024 meant the end of the warmest winter ever recorded in Canada, and one of the worst seasons for winter sports. Spring is also the time to start planting new seeds in the garden, pack away some winter clothes, and to embroider designs with spring motifs to bright up our projects. Immediately, we think of flowers. There are several flower designs integrated into Janome embroidery machines, but we always want more! I propose this little exercise that is easy to practice with your Artistic Digitizer software, which was offered FREE for the month of April and, due to incredib ..read more

While many free Janome Apps are designed to work exclusively with embroidery machines with WIFI capabilities, the Janome AcuSketch app is compatible with all current model Janome embroidery machines. AcuSketch is a free and fun app which allows you to create your own original embroidery and quilting designs on your iPad or Android Tablet. If you have a Janome Continental M17, the Janome MC15000, or the Janome Skyline S9, you can easily send your designs wirelessly to the machine. OR, for all other Janome embroidery machines, like the Janome MC9850 SE, and Janome MC550E LE, you can save your de ..read more

Yes! Janome just released a new, free update to the fabulous Janome Continental M17! Details can be found on the Janome Global Site as well as on the CM17 Product Page on Janome.CA. For those with MACs, you may download instructions below. continental-m17-v1.10-update-mac-link-1Download As a CM17 owner, or perhaps soon-to-be-owner, you may be asking yourself: Do I have to do the update? Do I have to update my machine to the earlier update, Version 1.01 before I update to Version 1.10? Can I do the update myself or do I have to take my machine to my dealer’s store? So, what exactly does this ..read more

For the third year, Janome Canada is proud to once again host a fabric and sewing supply donation drive for the I Love First Peoples, Soaring Circle organization. From April 8-26th we’ll be collecting, sorting and shipping sewing supplies to various remote Indigenous schools across Canada. Yes, it’s a very quick turn around time, so if you’d like to donate some new or gently used sewing-related items, please don’t delay! Though we so appreciate receiving generous donations of all varieties, this year we have a special list of requested items, and a list of items we can not accept. Donations ..read more

Though our Janome machines come with a good variety of presser feet and accessories, anyone familiar with the brand knows that there’s always more! No matter which Janome serger you have, or are thinking of purchasing, there’s lots of extra specialty presser feet and accessories available from your Janome Canada dealer to help you get the most from your machine. Whether it’s the Top-of-the-Line Janome AT2000D Air Thread serger, with the incredibly convenient built in needle threaders and air threading engineering to thread the upper and lower looper faster and easier than ever, ……. Janome AT20 ..read more