SS your quilts are very nicely done. I too have a EM I haven't done much with. I keep experiecing needle breakage, yes I have tried different needles, now experimenting w/ different threads. My machine is a White 4400 and I have heard several negative comments about this machine.But since there isn't a budget for replacing it I need to figure it out.
My learning problem is I really need someone to show me but I live in a area that only has one sew-vac store and they don't offer any sort of lessons. The next town over is a 80 mile rd. trip but since I didn't buy my machine from any of those stores they are very willing to help.