Originally Posted by
Bree123
Might even just be a bum needle. Not sure how many hours you've been quilting or what kind of batting or fabric you're using, but all that makes a difference. When I use thick cotton batting (W&P) and batik fabric, I find I have to change my needle every 6 hours of sewing. With a thinner cotton batt & standard cotton, a needle might last me 8-9 hours.
Maybe 1 1/2 hours of use with the needle. I'm just baffled that it goes extremely well on my practice piece, but not on the project. Granted, they're not the same fabric, but they're both quilting cotton. Batting isn't the same, but appears to be the same thickness. No batiks - I don't know why, but I'm not really into batiks. (crazy, right?!??! Maybe they're a bit to contemporary for me, I don't know!)