Skipping stitches
#1
Skipping stitches
Please help me! My machine is skipping stitches. I'm free motion quilting, using monofilament thread in the top and Mettler in the bobbin. When I put my practice piece in the machine, it works perfectly, but when I put my project back in, within a minute or two it's skipping stitches again. I've cleaned it, the needle is new (as of two days ago), I've unthreaded and rethreaded it, removed and then replaced the bobbin.... Still, skipped stitches. What an I doing wrong? Or what an I missing?
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Might even just be a bum needle. Not sure how many hours you've been quilting or what kind of batting or fabric you're using, but all that makes a difference. When I use thick cotton batting (W&P) and batik fabric, I find I have to change my needle every 6 hours of sewing. With a thinner cotton batt & standard cotton, a needle might last me 8-9 hours.
#6
sometimes batiks can be a nightmare to quilt, do you have any in your top?
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#7
since your practice [small] piece works, but the quilt sandwich [large] does not, maybe it is the weight of the quilt that's the problem. make sure the quilt is well-supported on all sides? let us know what worked for you.
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Location: Rosemere, Quebec, Canada
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I got skipped stitches when using polyester invisible thread to FMQ on my Juki TL2010Q. I changed to nylon invisible thread, and no more skipped stitches. I think polyester invisible is considered as superior to the nylon invisible, but my machine definitely does not like the polyester!
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Might even just be a bum needle. Not sure how many hours you've been quilting or what kind of batting or fabric you're using, but all that makes a difference. When I use thick cotton batting (W&P) and batik fabric, I find I have to change my needle every 6 hours of sewing. With a thinner cotton batt & standard cotton, a needle might last me 8-9 hours.
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