Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! Changing the needle worked. The needle that was in there was still a fairly new one but I guess it wasn't good enough. I threw in a new quilting needle and have finished the quilting on the pillow top.
I recently cleaned and oiled the machine, only a an hour or two of sewing ago.
Thanks for the help!! Now to make this into a pillow!!! With a zipper.