Originally Posted by AshleyR

Thank you, Miriam. The thread isn't breaking. It's hanging in there just fine lol! And I didn't check to see if there was anything funky going on under the quilt, but other than the needle breaking, no problems. Tension seemed good and everything seemed to be going right, mechanically, until SNAP!
Maybe I'm just pulling the fabric too much? I'd much rather hear the problem is with me than the machine!