Dolphyngyrl

Try lengthening the stitch, you stitch sounds kind of small which can cause thread nest sometimes making it not go over seams easily. I usually use a 1.8 for piecing. I haven't had any issues going over thick seams with my dreamweaver or my low end SQ-9050. I don't see my thread at 1.8 when pressing. also use the leveling button on the jfoot to level the thicker seams. They do sell a 1/4 inch babylock foot with that same leveling button. You shouldn't need the walking or the muvit foot for piecing. The machine should be good with regular machines as the motor is very powerful by itself. the muvit foot does work awesome on thick layers but I don't consider piecing thick. You shouldn't need anything below a 1.8 stitch length unless paper piecing which I use a 1.6 and was able to go over thick star points with my babylock espire before I traded her in on my dreamweaver