It is running pretty good right now so whatever I did must have done the trick. I have taken apart the parts I can, given them a good cleaning and a drop of oil here or there and all is good for now. I also turned down the speed on my machine, put in a new needle and re-threaded everything.
I've decided for the bowtuck, I was just going to finish quilting the lower body since it was just a simple straight stitch anyway, i'm leaving the upper body un-quilted. At this point I just want to finish it. I'm also going to do a simple cross hatch on the lining since it will take all the strain from whatever I put in it. Maybe next time I will try quilting the whole thing.