Originally Posted by
Michellesews
Is this happening when you are free motion quilting, per chance? Since it has happened on two different machines, it sounds like it might be something you are doing. FM quilting makes us pull and push on the quilt sandwich and often we push or pull to hard or fast and the needle deflects, comes down, misses the hole and "snap"! Could that be the problem? You might want to use a stronger needle, like the titanium kind also.
Michelle
Ahhh, before I wrote my previous post, I did not realize you had it on a frame! Okay....yes, you probably have it rolled too tightly and sheets are a little hard on needles as they are so closely woven, that is where the popping noise may be coming from that and too tight a wind. This is a common mistake among new frame quilters. I was told, and it is true, that when you have your quilt rolled, you should be able to poke your finger from beneath the quilt and grab it from above....now that is loose, and I will admit, I have mine a little tighter than that, but there has to be some flop in the quilt sandwich, it cannot me like a military man's bed, where a dime bounces off of it. Good luck, hope you are get this working for you, I know how frustrating it can be.
Michelle