Jerseyrayne

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you all sooner, I Thank you for all your input. I finished the baby quilt then, started the t-shirt quilt and had the same problems. I Took out all the stitches and cleaned the machine and changed the needle again, and will try again tomorrow. I have decided to purchase a new machine and after a lot of research I have decided on the Janome Memory Craft 6700p or the Elna Excellence 720pro. I am going to test them both and make my final decision. Hopefully I will have the money within the next 2 weeks. I will let you know what I finally decide on. If anyone has any experience with either machine, I would appreciate your opinions. Here is the baby quilt pics.

nativetexan

larger eye needle, slower hand movements than the foot speed pedal.
ah, you did it! good job no matter how difficult. hope next time goes better.

Jojk

I posted this a little while ago: https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/free-motion-quilting-high-loft-batting-t306885.html.

I swear, FMQ is black magic. BTW I use a Husqvarna Designer Epic. My quilt came out nicely but not perfect. However I suspect its more due to lack of experience than the machine.

mkc

They are both awesome machines and are actually twins. Janome owns the Elna brand.