Janome 3160QOV Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine – Quilts of Valor Special Edition with Extension Table & Hard Cover

Honor a beautiful cause while elevating your textile artistry with the Janome 3160QOV Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine. This special commemorative edition is custom-built to bring awareness and support to the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF), matching Janome's legendary engineering precision with a philanthropic mission. Weighing a mere 12 pounds without compromising on full-sized bed space, the 3160QOV is the ultimate travel-friendly powerhouse. It comes fully loaded with 60 built-in stitches, an automated one-touch thread cutter, and a dedicated bonus quilting kit, offering independent designers and retreat-goers a professional-grade workspace on the move.

Key Features

• 60 Built-In Stitches & 6 One-Step Buttonholes: A curated library of essential utility, stretch, decorative, and heirloom stitches, alongside 6 automatic buttonholes that scale to your physical button instantly.

• Superior Plus Feed System (SFS+): Features Janome’s specialized 7-piece feed dog configuration that moves in a flat box motion to maintain perfect, skip-free contact with your fabric layers.

• One-Touch Automated Thread Trimmer: Trim your top needle and bottom bobbin threads underneath the throat plate instantly with a single press of a button, saving time and reducing scrap layout waste.

• Centralized Efficiency Console: Centralizes your most critical workflow keys at eye level, featuring a Start/Stop button (sew footless), Memorized Needle Up/Down default, Locking Stitch knot node, and Reverse.

• One-Hand Mechanical Needle Threader: Eliminates eye strain entirely with an integrated, low-friction leverage mechanism that passes thread loops through the needle eye flawlessly.

• Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure Dials: Fine-tune the downward tension of your presser foot via an accessible manual dial to cleanly slide over ultra-thin silks or dense, multi-layered quilt sandwiches.

• Precision Angle Guidance Needle Plate: Features clean, highly legible laser-etched seam allowances, grid scales, and specific angle markings for pristine patchwork piecing.

• LCD Screen with Fast Navigation: Quickly cycle through stitch menus, modify widths (up to 7mm) or lengths (up to 5mm), and view your recommended presser foot profile on a crisp digital hub.

Why Customers Love This Machine

The Janome 3160QOV solves the classic dilemma of choosing between a highly portable travel machine and a full-featured quilting workstation. At just 12 pounds, it packs easily into a vehicle or storage locker for guild workshops and retreats, yet its included extra-wide extension table and rigid hard cover provide the heavy-duty stability needed to guide king-sized quilt backings smoothly. Better yet, because a portion of all proceeds directly funds the Quilts of Valor Foundation, creators love knowing that their sewing equipment actively supports providing comforting, healing quilts to wartime veterans and service members.

Perfect For

• Guild & Retreat Quilters: Crafters looking for an ultra-lightweight, 12-pound travel system equipped with a specialized open-toe foot, walking foot, and quarter-inch guides.

• Charity & Community Sewists: Makers who want to support the Quilts of Valor Foundation while fashioning custom heirloom gifts or military tribute quilts.

• Intermediate Craft Enthusiasts: Dressmakers and general hobbyists ready to transition from a basic mechanical framework into an automated computerized ecosystem.

Included Accessories

• Commemorative QOVF Collectibles:

  • Special Edition Quilts of Valor Lapel Pin

  • Official QOVF Informational Leaflet

• Bonus Quilting & Piecing Attachment Kit:

  • Even-Feed Walking Foot with Integrated Quilt Guide

  • 1/4 Inch Seam Foot

  • Open Toe F2 Craft Foot

  • B2 Darning/Free-Motion Foot

  • Precision Adjustable Seam Guide Block

• Standard Hardware & Comfort Packages:

  • Extra-Wide Rigid Extension Table

  • Heavy-Duty Protective Hard Shell Carrying Cover

  • Onboard Removable Accessories Compartment

  • Electronic Foot Control Pedal and Power Supply Cable

  • Comprehensive English Instruction Book

  • Standard Needle Assortment, Bobbins, and Maintenance Spools

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does the Janome 3160QOV help the Quilts of Valor Foundation?

A: This special edition model was developed to bring active awareness to the foundation's mission of covering veterans with comforting quilts. In addition to including an exclusive lapel pin and info booklet inside the decorative display box, a portion of all purchase proceeds is donated directly to the Quilts of Valor organization.

Q: Is this a mini machine or a full-sized machine framework?

A: It is a full-sized sewing machine. Even though Janome's advanced internal alloy layout minimizes the total weight to an ultra-portable 12 pounds, the throat space and internal motor are built to standard full-size specifications to handle extensive sewing tasks.

Q: What is the main structural advantage of the Superior Plus Feed System (SFS+)?

A: Traditional feed dogs move in an oval path, which can cause fabric layers to slip. The SFS+ system moves flat against the underside of your material in a perfect box motion, keeping uniform, flat contact with the throat plate to prevent puckering or skipped stitches.

Q: Can I run this machine safely without attaching the foot pedal?

A: Absolutely. By disconnecting the foot pedal from the side terminal, you can engage the front-panel Start/Stop button to guide your fabric foot-free, using the electronic speed control slider to manage your top assembly velocity.