omgtimmcgraw

I need some help. I trying to finish up quilting my husbands quilt. Well I have about 80% quilted okay. Well my machine started to mess up. This is what it's doing. I have changed the needle and messed with the tension and no change. I am not understanding why it's doing this. I am getting these single loops now.

TexasSunshine

Rethread your entire machine, take the bobbin out, put it back, clean it out while you are there, and see if that will work.

valleyquiltermo

I agree with TexasSunshine.

EdieClay

Also, turn it off, wait a couple of minutes, and then turn back on.

omgtimmcgraw

I will try that.

ThreadHead

I found that if you've tried everything else, rethread, new needle etc, and the bobbin thread is peaking through on the top, you can tighten the bobbin case just a tad and see if that works. I have an Esante ese2 and it is a pain to set up for free motion. I can't take the stitch length down to 0, and it was never right . I did go to the zig-zag, took it down to 0 and length to 0 and it works better. go figure

omgtimmcgraw

It's all clean. Retreaded changed needle still doing the same thing. I am gonna change the bobbin go a size smaller on needle ( which I should have to since th last three quilts works great with that size) Hopefully that works

Grace creates

Have you recently broken a needle. The reason I am asking is when I started having problems FMQ a broken needle tip was in the bobbin case and made a slight burr in the CHook and had to be buffed out. That was on a Bernina. Now when I break a needle I search and make sure not the tiniest piece is hidden.

brandeesmom

I think maybe you are moving the machine or your hands a little too fast and it's not letting your stitches form the way they should.

omgtimmcgraw

Didn't break a needle bent it really bad. I thought I was going too fast too. So I slowed down still getting the same problem. Waiting for baby Taylor to go to bed then I can mess with it more and change that bobbin.