Janome FMQ tension
#43
Originally Posted by teri295
I feel so fortunate that I found this thread! I just took my 6600 in to the dealer about this exact problem! Janome needs to address this issue I think.
#44
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Have you tried to release your tension on the pressure foot a bit? I find that when I am having problems like that I am hanging on too tight to the quilt and pressure on the pressure foot is too tight. Don't know if that will work but you might try it.
#45
Originally Posted by nantucketsue
Interesting thread. I recently straight stitch quilted a baby quilt using my walking foot on the 4900QC but noticed many of the stitches were very uneven going from normal size to tiny. I thought maybe it was because I used a cotton flannel backing although the walking foot is supposed to eliminate this problem. There were no puckers on the back which I had hand basted,. I was considering whether to purchase the blue bobbin for FMQ, but I don't think I will bother. I also think Janome Customer Service in UK is very unhelpful. I love my machine for general sewing and piecing, but as a quilting machine it does not seem to live up to its name.
#47
Originally Posted by catrancher
I had so much trouble with my Janome machine that I bought a Bernina.
#48
Originally Posted by mimee4
Thanks so very much for starting this thread. I have a Janome and thought it was something I was doing. I have a couple of ideas now to make things better. Thx.
And I'm very reassured to hear that it's not just me who has these problems.
#49
[quote=LyndaK]My Janome 11000, 1600P and 3160 QDC all freemotion well for me, with and without the blue bobbin case. I don't go really fast with my machines when I FMQ. I noted when I tried to really speed, especially with my 11000, I had issues with bobbin tension.
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Do you both run the machine and move the quilt slowly?
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Do you both run the machine and move the quilt slowly?
#50
I also have a Janome and have had problems FMQ when I first got it about 6 years ago. As suggested, I also use the same color thread in the bobbin as in the top. While struggling to get the tension problem solved, I found that my thread was snapping frequently. What I did, and it seemed to solve both my tension and thread snapping problems is that I don't put my thread through the last threading station. You know that tight hook just before you put the thread through the eye of the needle. It really helped me.
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