Sewing Specialist Advantage
Why Choose Shepparton Sewing Centre?
When you purchase your sewing equipment from us, you don’t just buy a machine—you join the Shepparton Sewing Centre family. That means:
- Free hands-on lessons to help you feel confident and creative with your new machine
- Lifetime support for as long as you own it—yes, we’re in it for the long haul
- A fully equipped, in-store workshop for servicing, repairs, and fast response to any warranty issues
We’re not just here to sell you a sewing machine. We’re here to support your stitching journey, every step of the way.
At a glance…
NEW MODEL
- Sewing / Quilting
- Accurate Stitch Regulator
- A.S.R. Ruler Work
- 11″ Workspace
- Retractable Light
The Horizon Memory Craft 9480QCP is the second model in the Janome range to have A.S.R. Accurate Stitch Regulator. The A.S.R. feet are supplied standard with the machine; using the A.S.R. Ruler Work foot with ruler work templates gives a professional finish to your quilted projects. You can never have enough light, this model gives you plenty with lighting in 4 locations including a retractable light, which lights the needle area, day and night. The large flat high definition colour touch screen is easy to navigate, and to be more user friendly, the screen has been angled towards the user. The 400 built-in stitches are set out in their stitch families, there is a quick reference chart located in the lid of the machine. Customise each stitch including buttonholes then save them as a favourite stitch. Sewing Applications gives you a variety of pre-set stitch functions, ready to sew zips, blind hem, sewing on buttons, quilting, patchwork and lots more. Quilters and designers will appreciate the AcuFeed™ Flex Layered Fabric Feeding System, the Automatic Presser Foot Lift and the Electronic Automatic Tension Control. To personalize your sewing, you can create your own stitches using the Stitch Composer Software (windows only) supplied as a download to machine owners. The Janome AcuSpark2 App is like a digital instruction book with information on feet, stitches & techniques. Use the QR reader in the App to scan the QR code on the machine screen for more information. Available FREE from the App Store or Google Play.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
| Wireless Connectivity | No. However, Janome ‘AcuSpark 2’ App reads QR Code on machine screen. Download app from Google Play or App Store. |
|---|---|
| Work Space | 280mm or 11 inches |
| A.S.R. | Janome’s Accurate Stitch Regulator, plus there are 4 different ASR feet including ASR Ruler Work foot. |
| Sewing Speed | up to 1060 stitches per minute |
| Pivot Function | Yes |
| Easy Change Needle Plate | Yes |
| Machine Screen | High-Def Colour FTF LCD Touch Screen |
| Built-in Stitches | 400 |
| Stitch Width | 9mm |
| Buttonholes | 11 |
| Stitch Tapering Function | Yes |
| Ruler Work Mode | Yes, for free motion quilting. Use with Janome’s ruler work kit. |
| Floating Mode | Yes, raises the presser foot slightly above the fabric to easily sew through fabric bulk; stitch fabrics with pile and leave no foot burn and great for piecing curves. |
| Needle Positions | 91 |
| Presser Foot Lift Button | Yes |
| Foot Pressure | Yes, electronic automatic control |
| Needle Threader | Yes, Superior Needle Threader V2 |
| Upper Feed Device | AcuFeed Flex (removable dual feed system – twin type & single type) |
| Lighting | 9 white bright LED lights including retractable light |
| Machine Ports | 1 USB port |
| Standard Sewing Feet | 25 including the 4 x A.S.R. Feet |
| Extra Wide Table | Yes, with twist off adjustable legs. |
| Built-in Memory | 3MB |
| Machine Size | W535 x H326 x D243mm |
| Weight | 13.7 Kg |
| Free Arm Length | 150mm (5.9″) to the right of the needle and 254mm (10″) total length |
| Embossed Measures | Yes, on the sewing bed |
| Quick Reference Stitch Chart | in lid of machine, plus is a new icon on machine screen to access the built-in stitch chart. Able to select a stitch directly from this stitch chart. |
| 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 | 7 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 switch |
| Superior Plus Feed System | 7 piece redesigned feed dogs; no more fabric slipping, puckering or 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) download |
| 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 | 16 languages – English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian & Czech |
