Although the embroidery foot is on, this photo was actually taken with the machine in sewing mode. That's why the needle is centered. It still does embroidery from the left needle position. The needle plate reflects the heritage of the 6500P, in that it has two screws.

Notice the extra feed dogs at the very front, which were removed for the 6500P. They allow for feeding the fabric from the very edge, and provide the final 2 points in Janome's famous 7-Point Feed System. It's what allows Janome machines to stitch 8 layers of denim to a tissue, flawlessly and without the need for a walking foot, tension, or pressure adjustments.

The now-standard quilting angle lines are inscribed on the plate, for easy and accurate piecing. Measurements on the right side of the foot will help to make up for the loss of the Cloth Guide. Due to the new embroidery arm system, it's no longer possible to have this feature. Just above and left of the rightmost screw you'll see a threaded hole. You can attach a sliding fabric guide here. This type of guide is packaged with the Quilter's Companion series of machines, and has been around for years.

It's very hard to see in this picture, but inside the bobbin case is the familiar "flipper" mechanism that is used in the 9000, 9500, 9700, 10000, and 10001 to measure the amount of bobbin thread remaining. This same flipper is used in the 6500P, but not to check the bobbin. In that machine it holds the bobbin still while the thread is being cut. Here in the 11000, it performs both functions, so you can have a bobbin sensor and a thread cutter.

Directly behind the needle plate you can see an L-shaped piece with the embroidery arm parked against it. This piece is removable for free arm sewing, as is the front-mounted accessory box.