FMQ!!! What am I doing wrong?????
10-09-2010, 03:58 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Originally Posted by karen65ae
Make sure your presser foot is up when you re thread the machine.. I have had the same problem..Frustrating !!!!!
Maybe it is something we do without thinking sewing clothes etc but with quilting and doing FMQ if the thread breaks you tend to leave the quilt where it is(under the pressure foot) and just re thread the machine.
10-09-2010, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Pati- in Phx
Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Originally Posted by karen65ae
Make sure your presser foot is up when you re thread the machine.. I have had the same problem..Frustrating !!!!!
As to the OP, yes it looks like a top tension problem. Unless something is really pulling the bobbin tension tight. <G>
I have had the thread slip out of the tension on top while sewing, and there are lots of other reasons. Good advice given.
Pati, in Phx
10-09-2010, 05:03 AM
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When threading the machine you need the needle in the up position this releases the tension for proper threading.
Any time your thread brakes raise the foot and rethread all the way from the top it will make a differences
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Any time your thread brakes raise the foot and rethread all the way from the top it will make a differences
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10-09-2010, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Kellie G
Some advice please.....This is the first time I have had this problem. This is the first time that I have totally pieced both the front and back of a quilt and it is for a gift for my cousin who is due in November. I have been FMQ this in quarters...on the very last quarter this is what I get on the underside (bobbin side). I did not change my settings. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong???? I am now un-quilting this section...Please help, I am desperate.
10-09-2010, 05:30 AM
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this happens to me A LOT. Do everything the other fine folks here have suggested and slow down just a bit. I tend to be a fast sewer myself, have to rethread often and it is very frustrating, I know!
Good luck
Good luck
10-09-2010, 09:34 AM
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I get that problem when my machine or bobbin are not threaded correctly. Even though I am sure that they are! Good luck. At least it is one of the easier errors to take apart. I'd love to see the finished quilt. Looks just wonderful.
10-09-2010, 10:18 AM
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When I first began free-motion quilting, I was given a hint by an old friend who was an expert in this. I will share with you:
"Speed up your machine, and tighten your bobbin tension."
I have found that to be the answer to bobbin problems. Give it a try. The only time I have a problem with free motion is when I forget to do one of these two thing.
"Speed up your machine, and tighten your bobbin tension."
I have found that to be the answer to bobbin problems. Give it a try. The only time I have a problem with free motion is when I forget to do one of these two thing.
10-09-2010, 10:27 AM
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what kind of sewing machine do you have? i have a viking sapphire870 quilt and mine did the same thing there is a setting for stitch width safety and if it is on it will do thatso check your settings maybe that will help.
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