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08-17-2017, 04:58 AM

#11

Tartan

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Ontario, Canada

Posts: 41,467

Welcome from Ontario, Canada. Make sure there isn't any drag on the quilt to pull the needle off center to skim the needle plate and break the thread. Also check the thread path that there isn't anything it is catching on. Make sure the thread is positioned vertical for stacked thread and horizontal for cross wound thread.

08-17-2017, 09:48 AM

#12

Watson

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Join Date: Dec 2015

Location: Ontario, Canada

Posts: 4,349

Welcome!
Be sure the foot is the proper height from the fabric. It should just skim the surface. If it is too high off of the material, it will break the thread. There should be an adjustment on your foot.

Watson

08-17-2017, 10:18 AM

#13

Boston1954

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Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts

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Welcome from Oklahoma.

08-18-2017, 09:32 AM

#14

SusieQOH

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Join Date: Jul 2017

Location: Central Ohio

Posts: 15,181

Hi Coco, welcome! I don't have any help for you b/c I'm just learning FMQ. Just wanted to say hi.

08-18-2017, 10:54 AM

#15

patsan

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Join Date: Apr 2017

Location: Long Island

Posts: 1,323

Welcome from NY!

08-18-2017, 11:07 AM

#16

D.Henson

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Join Date: Jun 2017

Location: Central California

Posts: 1,270

Welcome from CA. Enjoy the message board.

08-19-2017, 11:03 AM

#17

TheMerkleFamily

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Join Date: Jun 2017

Posts: 1,386

Welcome from Virginia

Sorry I can't help your thread dilemma as I'm too new at FMQ to offer good advice but I know you will find excellent help from others on the forum.

Christine