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04-04-2015, 05:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,184
Posted By lainealex

OK so to confirm before I adjust the bobbin...

OK so to confirm before I adjust the bobbin tension:

I have a Bernina 350. I plan to use the Bernina screw driver, and twist the screw on the bobbin to the left one click, IE going from 3 o'clock...
Forum: Main
04-04-2015, 04:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 992
Posted By lainealex

I'm trying a few dealers because I'm having...

I'm trying a few dealers because I'm having problems developing a good relationship with one and I want to. I don't mind driving to do this...

Thanks for any suggestions!
Forum: Main
04-04-2015, 12:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,184
Posted By lainealex

OK, I'm checking my stitches but I don't think I...

OK, I'm checking my stitches but I don't think I can quite tell if they are perfect IE meet in the middle. I don't think I have enough experience. I can tell that since I went to this new...
Forum: Main
04-04-2015, 11:24 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,184
Posted By lainealex

The most recent Bernina tech guy, the one who...

The most recent Bernina tech guy, the one who made the bobbin tension tight, said I should never adjust the bobbin tension myself, but that only a tech guy should do it at each annual service.

Do...
Forum: Main
04-04-2015, 11:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 992
Posted By lainealex

New England Bernina dealers

What are the most reliable Bernina dealers in New England in terms of service technicians?

Thank you.
Forum: Main
04-04-2015, 09:14 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,184
Posted By lainealex

Bernina bobbin tension

Hi Everyone -

I have had my 3 year old Bernina 350 serviced by two different Bernina dealers over the past three years.

One guy set the bobbin tension considerably looser than the other guy.
...
Forum: Main
03-16-2015, 03:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 638
Posted By lainealex

Learning to service Berninas

I would like to learn to service and clean my own Bernina 350. I'm not talking about cleaning and oiling the bobbin, which I do once a week or so. I'm talking about the yearly service that costs $100...
Forum: Main
03-08-2015, 03:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,320
Posted By lainealex

Everyone has been extremely helpful, thank you...

Everyone has been extremely helpful, thank you all. I got some starch today and have managed to make one strip of diamonds with lattice. It sure is flat. Basically acting like paper.

I'm still...
Forum: Main
03-08-2015, 10:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,320
Posted By lainealex

I've quilted for a while but never used starch -...

I've quilted for a while but never used starch - will the bias edges stretch after I wash the quilt once it's sewn? Or once you sew it they stay flat?

Lainey
Forum: Main
03-08-2015, 08:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,320
Posted By lainealex

Diamond lattice trouble

I am attempting to sew a diamond lattice quilt like this: http://www.lindafranz.com/blog/jane-austen-quilt/

I have made numerous attempts over the past year, trying some versions with little...
Forum: Main
09-26-2014, 08:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 848
Posted By lainealex

Clamshells

I am looking for a way to avoid using paper for sewing fairly small clamshells in rows.

Has anyone used traditional needle turn appliqué for this? I would draw the pattern onto my backing fabric...
Forum: Main
03-25-2014, 07:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,172
Posted By lainealex

My manual says to heat up the iron to its hottest...

My manual says to heat up the iron to its hottest setting with the canister full of water. While it is heating up, you are meant to leave the steam setting on. Once it's hot you switch the steam...
Forum: Main
03-24-2014, 03:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,172
Posted By lainealex

I thought maybe the vinegar was widely used by...

I thought maybe the vinegar was widely used by quilters and safe but it doesn't sound like a good idea - I will continue to try and figure out the self-cleaning method.

Thankyou.

Lainey
Forum: Main
03-24-2014, 01:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,172
Posted By lainealex

Cleaning Rowenta

I have a pretty new Rowenta Eco iron and I am struggling with how to do the cleaning ritual described in the manual. It involves heating the iron then taking it to the sink and pressing down a self...
Forum: Main
12-08-2013, 05:04 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

Thank you all for your help with this problem -...

Thank you all for your help with this problem - even though no one has had the embedded seed problem (who would have?), your comments helped by allowing me to eliminate every other possibility!
...
Forum: Main
12-07-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I guess they are www.savethegouldian.net now? ...

I guess they are www.savethegouldian.net now?

All I can say is, whether it's the thickness or the embedded seeds, flannel is not something I am going to be using every day. But this flannel couch...
Forum: Main
12-07-2013, 03:17 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

www.grasslandsgouldians.com

www.grasslandsgouldians.com
Forum: Main
12-07-2013, 02:55 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

Well...I went to the store, the owner and I...

Well...I went to the store, the owner and I reviewed the rulers, the rotary cutter - she took it all apart and checked it, the mat (she washed it and checked it thoroughly), the flannel quilt that...
Forum: Main
12-07-2013, 09:05 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I AM GOING TO MY LQS this afternoon to get to the...

I AM GOING TO MY LQS this afternoon to get to the bottom of this! I am taking my cutter, mat, old nicked blades, all my fabric where I got the nicks - they are experienced and hopefully they can...
Forum: Main
12-07-2013, 07:52 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I'm going to use the back side of the mat and buy...

I'm going to use the back side of the mat and buy a new rotary cutter and see if that works.

How can that not work?

Lainey
Forum: Main
12-06-2013, 10:17 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I don't know - I'm trying to find out if flannel...

I don't know - I'm trying to find out if flannel is tough on blades?

I'm using very high quality flannel from Moda, Maywood etc - all 100 percent cotton. I'm only cutting one layer, maybe two.
Forum: Main
12-06-2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I'm checking my ruler but I don't see anything or...

I'm checking my ruler but I don't see anything or feel anything! I always cut backwards first before going forward so I don't think I nick my ruler too often if at all?

I have done the thing where...
Forum: Main
12-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I am so petrified of rotary cutters that I used...

I am so petrified of rotary cutters that I used scissors for ages. All I think about is safety, although I am a total spazz working on a table for some reason. I even prefer to iron on the floor! But...
Forum: Main
12-06-2013, 03:16 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

Interesting: I wonder if since this is my first...

Interesting: I wonder if since this is my first time using flannel, I wonder if I am cutting at a weird angle to the ruler...

I know it's not the new blades because each one works fine for about...
Forum: Main
12-06-2013, 03:08 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,283
Posted By lainealex

I cut on the floor on an OLFA mat, with OLFA...

I cut on the floor on an OLFA mat, with OLFA blades, it's not the same pack as I have used three different packs, all OLFA and all from that yellow case they come in.

Could it be that the blades...
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