Janome Reveals the Ideal Crafting Companion for Marie Osmond : Internationally Renowned Singer, Actress, Author, Philanthropist and Crafter Backs Quality Machine with Janome America

MAHWAH, N.J. (RUSHPRNEWS)Sept. 3, 2008 — “After learning to quilt from my mother, I have always believed that busy hands are happy hands,” said Marie. “As an avid crafter, I want to be sure a machine has all the convenience factors and advanced features to produce high quality projects without any frustration. Janome’s MO200 Quilter’s Companion is that perfect machine.”

“The design of the Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion exudes the style and versatility that are key to crafters like Marie,” said Jiro Hagiwara, president and CEO Janome America, Inc. “With an abundance of unsurpassed features and over 200 actual stitches, this machine packs the advanced precision with Memory Craft ease-of-use and power.”

In support of the release of Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion machine, Janome and Marie Osmond are working on a quilter’s dream contest that will be announced this fall on www.marieosmond.com. More than $17, 000 worth of prizes from Janome, and other Marie Osmond sponsors including the MO200, will be awarded.

The Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion features the new Automatic Straight Stitch Needle Plate, a function original to Janome, and Marie’s favorite.

The Automatic Straight Stitch Needle Plate switches automatically between straight and zig zag stitches without changing the needle plate. Showcasing the ease-of-use for which Janome is known, the Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion enables sewists to edit, customize and save stitch combinations to five on-board memory banks for easy touch-button recall when returning to a project or starting anew, after life’s many potential interruptions. With 200 utility and decorative stitches, 10 automatic buttonholes and three fonts, there are a multitude of options that are sure to inspire optimal creativity in all quilters.

Adding to its sleek and styling design, The Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion also features the Superior Feed System, Auto-Tension System, fully automatic sensor buttonholes and a one-hand needle threader as well as adjustable foot pressure for sewing a greater variety of fabrics with different thicknesses. This machine is packed with automatic functions for extra time-saving convenience.

For more information about Marie Osmond visit www.marieosmond.com.

Janome America is the largest subsidiary of Janome Sewing Machine Company of Japan, which produces nearly two million sewing machines annually as well as a line of related sewing products and embroidery software. Janome is a category leader in innovation and Janome sewing machines are recognized throughout the industry for their ease-of-use and unsurpassed stitch quality. For more information, please visit: www.janome.com.

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Sue Murphy
Freeman Public Relations
http://www.janome.com
973-237-0623