Originally Posted by Prism99
You don't need machine quilting thread to quilt; regular thread works fine.
Are you trying to do free motion quilting? Since you covered the feed dogs, I assume that's what you are trying to do. If so, you *must* have a "jumping" foot. Most people use the darning foot. This foot lifts up between each stitch to allow you to move the quilt sandwich. It sounds as if you are using your regular sewing foot. You can use a regular sewing foot to quilt (similar to using a walking foot, with the feed dogs up), but *not* to free motion quilt!
I drew some lines on the block for something to follow. I think if I tried free motion it would look worse than this. It looks a tiny bit better than what I did yesterday, but still is very yucky.