Originally Posted by
lorli
In the places where the seam allowances were thick (where I tugged on the quilt) the stitches got really small, they looked like the 0.1 that I used at the beginnings and ends of the sewing. I am so worried that I am making holes or wearing out the fabric, I'm using a pin to pick out the threads. It might be easier in daylight, though.
I've had that happen over bulky areas... usually where a bunch of seams meet. I cannot change the presserfoot pressure on my machine so I increase the stitch length in those areas and change it back after the bulkiness is gone.
Also, when I'm removing stitches that are close together, I pull on one thread a stitch at a time. That makes the opposite thread pop through to the side that I'm working on making a loop. I put a seam ripper in the loop and pull it out.