Thread tension for FMQ?
I currently have three quilts that are in the quilting stage, all with FMQ. I have FMQed nicely before, with no problems, so I know it can be done:-) Last night I was pretty tired out and accidentally hit a basting pin with the needle. I think it was after that that the tension or something went wonky. Of course I changed the needle straight away, but I am still having trouble. The top thread is showing on the back no matter what I do. I rethreaded both the top thread and the bobbin. I cleaned the bobbin case. I have the feed dogs lowered, and the pressed foot lowered. My FMQ foot is instilled correctly too. And I have been playing with the tension up and down on a scrap sandwich with no results. So to experiment, I decided to raise the feed dogs and put in my walking foot instead... Now it runs perfect! But what's wrong with my FMQing? I would be so grateful for any ideas! I'm in a real jam here, help please! Thank you so much!!!