Originally Posted by
dunster
I'm confused. If your machine works fine for piecing, it should be fine for quilting also. Stitch length is determined by how fast you move the fabric, and how fast you run the motor, not by the machine's tension. Perhaps there's someone who can help you sort that out rather than spend money on a new machine?
When I am piecing you can't see the stitching in the finished quilts. But when I do the quilting, you see EVERYTHING. And I feel like I need to make my first machine purchase to start getting a feel for the market for web I eventually do step up and spend good money on a machine.