FINALLY got to hook up the stitch regulator, and loaded a baby quilt for a test run. :mrgreen:
Broke a needle right off the bat. Forgot to put the pressure foot down, and got a bird's nest on the back, which caused the needle to snap. Duh. :roll: :oops:
Then I noticed the stitch length wasn't quite as consistent as I thought it should be. Whenever I'd move the needle away from me, the stitches got larger. Hmmm. DH was behind the machine, and when I told him what it was doing, he saw that one of the wheels on the stitch regulator wasn't getting enough contact whenever I'd move the machine backwards. Simple temporary fix: pull down on the handles a little bit to make the wheel touch ... which made it easier on my shoulders anyway, because I have to use it sitting down. :mrgreen: DH is going to look at it more closely after while. Probably just a simple adjustment.
The rest of the baby quilt went without a hitch. I meandered all over it, making loops and swirls. :thumbup:
DH ... who'd given me "The Eyeball" earlier this week for splurging on fabric ... just FLEW to Walmart to see if he could find some more backing material and batting. He's just as excited as I am! :lol:
(LOL ... and now he's snapping pictures at the store with his cell phone and texting them to me so I can choose the ones I want. :lol: He's such a wonderful guy. :) )
Oh! I forgot to post an update about the missing software. The guy finally wrote me back, and now says that they're out of stock and that the software is on backorder. Would've been nice if he'd told me that to begin with. He didn't give an estimated arrival date. Hopefully it won't be long.
Anyway, I'm THRILLED with my new quilting machine and frame! :mrgreen: