Re: sewing machine woes

Pati C. wrote:
Anne, is the fabric and/or batting different in the quilt as opposed to the sample? Some fabrics are more difficult for the needle to pierce through.
Have you tried using a different kind of needle? Try a quilting or a microtex/sharp needle if you haven't tried them. Or the next size larger.
It sounds like the fabric on the quilt is tighter than on the sample. Or the batting is denser. In any case the needle isn't making it through the sandwich in "time" to pick up the bobbin thread.

Sadly, I've tried all those things, purposely made a sample of the exact fabrics (which took a bit of measureing don't want to have a problem not having enough later), same batting too. I haven't tried a mettalica needle, but I think I've done pretty much everything else, including going up a size from 80/12 to 90/14

Cheers
Anne
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