Originally Posted by stpatmom
I've had my 870 for about 18 months now. I bought it from a friend who decided she didn't like it after about 6 months. She only used it a handful of times.
I love my machine! I'm still having issues with tension when I try to quilt a large quilt. For some reason no matter what I try, I still tend to get some eyelashes on the back. I just need to keep trying though.....
Thanks for starting this thread, I will definitely be keeping my eye on it!
I think the eyelashes will go away with practice. It has for me. I don't mess with the tension unless I'm using a different thread than normal. I think the biggest thing that helps with a large quilt is making sure it's supported well and won't catch on anything while you are working on it. I added a small TV table to the left of me on my last quilt and it was just enough to avoid catching the corner of my sewing table. I didn't see any problems with the back of my latest one. :)