Reminder about sewing over pins
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I thought I never sewed over pins...hum...but I had to have at least once. I had my yearly tune up on my Bernina 153 in April.
I had only been sewing straight stitch, then I wanted to do a zig zag and stitches were not showing up on the right side of the stitch.
We took my machine in this morning and timing was off - I was told I had to have sewn over a pin and nicked the needle thus throwing off the timing...good news all fixed and only a $25.00 service charge..great LQS (Sun Valley Quilts - Sun City, AZ) glad I purchased my machine there years ago now. I am back in business![Smile](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
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Judy in Phx, AZ
I had only been sewing straight stitch, then I wanted to do a zig zag and stitches were not showing up on the right side of the stitch.
We took my machine in this morning and timing was off - I was told I had to have sewn over a pin and nicked the needle thus throwing off the timing...good news all fixed and only a $25.00 service charge..great LQS (Sun Valley Quilts - Sun City, AZ) glad I purchased my machine there years ago now. I am back in business
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Yes, I purchased fabric, a charm pack, marking pen and template plastic.. That is the way it goes
Judy in Phx, AZ
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Well you probably hit something but not necessarily a pin. If you have been doing a lot of FMQing you can clip the needle plate if the needle is pulled slightly off from quilt drag. Glad you are all fixed up.
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I feel your pain. I accidentally sewed over a safety pin that was sandwiched inside the center of my tablerunner. It too me half an hour to remove the pin w/needle nose pliers to wiggle it out.
My Babylock Symphony is only 6 months old so I was afraid I broke it. I ended up removing the throat plate (after a little oil ) then totally cleaned out all the fuzz balls inside. New needle , replace the walking foot and test stitch. Luckily both machine and tablerunner saved. You can be sure I will be checking work more carefully before I quilt again.
My Babylock Symphony is only 6 months old so I was afraid I broke it. I ended up removing the throat plate (after a little oil ) then totally cleaned out all the fuzz balls inside. New needle , replace the walking foot and test stitch. Luckily both machine and tablerunner saved. You can be sure I will be checking work more carefully before I quilt again.
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I don't (as a rule) sew over pins. Bernina's don't like them and I accommodate my machine. It is far too much money to service a bernina once a year much less have an extra cost for timing troubles. Bless your heart, this was an expensive learning experience. They are increasing the cost of the servicing around here by a lot. Where it used to be a hundred dollars it is now a hundred and a quarter. Is it that way there too?
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I think the mechanical machines are less prone to damage when sewing over a pin. It's those new-fangled computerized machines that can't take it.
But what would I do without mine?
I have both, by the way, and use both. Leaning more and more to the mechanicals for piecing. If only they had automatic thread cutters!!!
But what would I do without mine?
I have both, by the way, and use both. Leaning more and more to the mechanicals for piecing. If only they had automatic thread cutters!!!
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I don't (as a rule) sew over pins. Bernina's don't like them and I accommodate my machine. It is far too much money to service a bernina once a year much less have an extra cost for timing troubles. Bless your heart, this was an expensive learning experience. They are increasing the cost of the servicing around here by a lot. Where it used to be a hundred dollars it is now a hundred and a quarter. Is it that way there too?
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