Pinwheels driving me batty
I'm making some pinwheel blocks that are 6.5" but I'm having a problem with the center seam. My new Brother is having problems getting over the center seam when I sew the two sides together - it's like the point where the six seams converge is bogging down the machine. I've tried pressing the seams open to reduce bulk but that doesn't seem to help much. I've used starch, I've tried steam. Nothing really makes a difference. I went back to the Janome because it doesn't really have this problem, but I'm not sure why the Brother isn't doing a better job with this. I have turned on the automatic height adjustment, but it doesn't seem to be "enough" if you know what I mean. Obviously, I can use the 8900 to make this quilt, but I'm a bit disappointed because I really wanted to use my NEW machine.
Or is it that I'm doing something wrong in the construction? Any suggestions on that??