Originally Posted by romanojg
Originally Posted by wantabe quilter
Thank you Judy I will do that. I have written everything down and will go to JoAnn's on my lunch break to purchase thread and needles.
You may not find Aurofil at Joann's but look for all cotton thread; they have several to choose from. When piecing blocks w/alot of different colors I was taught to just go with a neutral or natural color; it'll blend with most items. I've made several quilts this way and you can't tell from the top what's on the bottom. Use the same thread in your bobbin as in the top thread for less problems
Do you know how to do free motion quilting on a home sewing machine? I was using two different color threads on a practice quare with a light fabric on top and dark on the bottom. My top threads were showing on the bottom and the stitches didn't look even. Some would be little and some were longer. I watched a couple of videos and they both said to set my stitch lenghth to 0 since I would be controlling the speed. Could the thread showing on the bottom be caused if I was using the wrong needle size or the wrong kind of thread.