Quilting G

I am piecing some fleece and it was going wonderful. I set it aside to try a sample of the 6 hour method and discovered my machine was skipping stitches changed needle worked fine. Just got back to my fleece and it is skipping again no matter which needle is in. I tried some scrap cotton and flannel. No problems. A friend of mine left me her sewing machine to take a look at (says it won’t work). I thought I would take a look at it. It is your basic sewing machine nothing fancy. Well it works fine. I put my fleece in and it sewed like a boat takes to flat water. Sweet.

So is my machine just to sensitive to thickness??
Thanks!

LindaR

I took mine in one time cuz it wouldn't do the zigzag and he found lint and thread caught under the bobbin case. I use canned air everyonce in a while now.

pocoellie

I would check the needle to make sure you're using the right size and for knit fabrics. Some machines are more "picky" than others. Hope this helps.

littlehud

I think some machines are more sensitive. They have their own personalities just like people. :) :)

Quilting G

I cleaned the bobbin area and changed to a larger needle. I just find in strange that I got all the piecing done and it acts up on the border. Anyway the basic machine did the job quickly but boy is it combersome after using mine....

I just hope when I start quilting it that my machine will behave...

G

Doreen

Some times it's the type of thread you use. Careful about using compressed air, it can gum up your mechanism in your machine. Don't be afraid to adjust your tension.