i am finishing a baby quilt w/fleece on the back.VERY simple,just strips6" wof.thought i'd use a few of my new embroidery stitches to std,but it is dragging in places terribly !the machine is a pfaff w/ idt,so thought it would work.do i need to buy a slider sheet,or would that help?this is the first thing i've made on the pfaff,so don't knoif it's the machine or me!
anyhelp would be appreciated,dar

I only use the slider when doing FMQ. I have no idea what happens to it if the feed dogs were up. Probably would be replacing it. Sometimes I get drag too. I usually put down a piece of clear vinyl, cut out to go around the feed dogs/bobbin area. It helps.

I've never had any luck with anything but a straight stitch or sinple zig zag on fleece. When you do a decorative stitch, the feed dogs need to grip the fabric and move it in weird directions to achieve the pattern. If you try fancy stitches on fleece, especially a sandwich with fleece on the bottom, the feed dogs have a hard time gripping the fabric (with all that nap). I don't think that the slider sheet will make any difference. It's not that the quilt is dragging, it's that the feet can't get a grip. The only thing I can think of is to use water soluable stabelizer under the fleece. Between the feed dogs and the fleece. Might need to baste it in place first. Try on a swatch.

When I use decorative stitches, I have to lengthen and widen them to get them to stitch out nicely. I pick ones that are more open too, not a real tight or intricate design :D:D:D

Are you using a walking foot? It helps.

Dar, having trouble with the new machine? Make sure the IDT is engaged and lengthen your stitch length. I tend to have a lot of drag too. Haven't tried the slider, maybe it would help, let me know how you make ouT

Fatquarters

Heavily starching the flannel before layering would probably have prevented this problem (1:1 solution of Sta-Flo liquid laundry starch and water).

At this point, you could try multiple layers of spray starch on the flannel. It might stabilize the flannel sufficiently for the decorative stitching.

thank you all for your fast responce ! ALWAYS can depend on this board for help!
afteri posted i started thinking [again] and realized that even when using a straight stitch,you shouldn't try to sew exactly in the ditch. with the top,batting[even tho it's very thin] then the fleece back i am expecting too much,i think.the pfaff has the bvuilt in walking foot,but i think maybe i'm expecting miracles!
i am going to finish out this row[can't bear to rip it all out& i don't think the baby will notice]then tery a simpler stitch OFF of allthe layers.[does that make sense?]
will keep you inforrmed on my progress,THANK YOU SO much for yur help,dar

I think using fleece and decorative stitches is going to cause issues no matter how you do it. I have a Pfaff, but I honestly would not expect it to do a perfect decorative stitch on fleece.

Dar, just making sure you are using a wider foot, not your 1/4, on that, remember the feed dogs are wider and don,t get much traction with the narrow foot. Just checking.