Old 09-05-2012, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Kyiav10 View Post
Laura, Thank you for the reply! Shame I can't drop the dogs, but I think I will still do some quilting on her when she is ready to go.

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Kyia - don't even try FMQ on a long bobbin machine, you will break the needle. It's all to do with the way the stitch is formed underneath. Any movement of the material in any direction other than a straight line with the feed dogs gives a pull on the needle with the thread. The needle will be pulled to the side and come crashing down on the foot, and it will be goodbye needle.

You will be fine with straight line quilting, but you will probably need to experiment a bit with different feet.
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