I get through about 3 inches and then I break the tip off. I just realized that I have quilted 2 other small quilts on this machine with no problems. I think maybe the first needle was a little dull from doing all the sewing on flannel and that got me in trouble. I need to get all the fuzz of 3 flannel baby quilts out of the machine. Now I just have to find somewhere to service my machine near my new home.