I was using Aurofil thread for the needle and a quilt shop pre-filled bobbin for the bottom. THat's one of the things that I changed. Now I use exactly the same thread on top and bottom. I now have a Connecting Threads thread in the top and in the bottom. So ... when I'm quilting anyway - no more prefilled bobbins for me. For piecing it seems to work just fine. THe needle is simply a larger one. Someone on this board recommended I go to it to avoid the skipped stitches I was having. I usually use a 14/90. The 16/100 is the next size up. It may also be called a denim needle. I'd rather use the smaller one, but ... no skipped stitches since I changed.
Last edited by JanTx; 05-04-2013 at 04:36 PM.