Connie in CO

Boy what a pain.I turn off the machine for the night,turn it back on the next morning.I have to move the needle to the center.I wonder why they set the machine so the needles is on the leftside not the center.I have broken 2 or 3 needles because i forget to move the needle over to the middle.Connie in CO

MadQuilter

That's odd. Mine always starts in the center. I have an Espire. When I shut the machine down with a different setting, it will go to the center when I start it up again and the needle goes up.

nannyrick

I hae the same problem with my Brother ULT. I can't tell you haw many needles I have broken. I put a little stickey note to make sure I remember.
I can't figure why they did it this way either.

marilynr

My Babylock did this also, so when I went for my first lesson I complained about it & the teacher set it to come on with
the needle centered each time. She just put it into the
memory. Ask.

QuiltnNan

my new brother does the same thing. but it has so many other features that i like, so i'll just have to get used to it.

Kkimberlee

Not sure which one you have, but...

Mine always starts on stitch setting one, and I just switch it to stitch three. No big deal to me.

MellieKQuilter

I have the same issue with my Brother machine...when I have my 1/4 inch foot on.

Darlene

My Brother does that too and I had to get used to it. Now it's automatic.

jljack

There generally is a way to program it. Check your manual....it must be in there somewhere. Only the cheapest machines don't have the setting options. It would reference "default startup settings" "default needle position" or similar wording.

jmabby

I have a BL, you can set it to start center, I'll have to check how. OK, my workbook states: "The needle position can be adjusted for the straight stitches in A1-4, B 00-05, C00-02, 04, 18 and D50. Use the stitch width toggle button to move the dcenter needle position is 4.0 and is shown with a shadowed background.

I usually have mine in A, B, or C mode for a quilting foot, on, which starts on center.