Originally Posted by kerrytaylor
Originally Posted by ssgramma
It is NOT easy period and especially on a lightweight Brother. It CAN be done but I sure wouldn't do it again. I have the whatever 6000 "quilting" machine and have done quite a few small things. Then I did just wavy, straight lines on one to cover the sofa and another for the loveseat.
Then I got a vintage Singer 201 to put in a cabinet I already had. Her name is Miss MAM and she will not be "pushed around" by any quilt :-)
And that Brother has been put away ever since. I will only need it as backup and for deco stitches.
Oh dear. So the Brother was my reintro to sewing after years of nothing but mending, curtains, etc. Christmas is coming, right?
Don't get me wrong here - I like the machine a lot but it is just not easy pushing a large amount of fabric through it. It is very light and moves when you shove. That is why I'm liking my 30+ lb big black Singer set into a cabinet. She won't be shoved LOL
I would try the method using only 1/3 of the batting at a time if I had to quilt on it again.