Originally Posted by quilticing
Go with what works. Try changing needle to a larger eye if the thread keeps breaking.
Good advice. Not all poly thread is the same. There's er... 'cheap' (prone to break) and not so cheap. I'm talking about quality, not price... lol. Are you using the same thread in both the bobbin and the top? Sometimes that makes a difference. Like when FMQ with clear (monofiliment type) thread on the top...
In FMQ, in my experience anyways.... a lot depends on my needle, my machine, my thread, the thickness of the quilt sandwich, my mood, how many coffee's I've had.... etc. lol Most times, I have to adjust the tensions anyway. But then I'm using manual machines. Every now and then I use my newer Janome machine to FMQ a wall hanging, it has adjustable/auto tension... so it seems to be closer to the right tension from the get go. I just do a few tweaks to it. However, the Janome doesn't have as pretty a stitch as my old 301 or 15-91, so...