Originally Posted by
Irishrose2
Will your machine quilt with the size 14 needles? As long as you have some, I'd try. I use size 12 for everything except heavy fabrics. Sometimes I even hem jeans with a 12.
I use mostly 12's, too. For machine quilting, I've never used more than a 14 on my Bernina. I've never used Singer needles. I use Schmetz or Organ and have always had good luck with them. I have had a needle fall out, but it was usually because I hadn't tightened the thumb screw tight enough or due to a lot of vibration when doing a lot of sewing.
I should add I don't use universal needles at all anymore.