How many bobbins?
#41
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Just curious how many bobbins you use in a day. I don't think my bobbins are any smaller than others, and I have emptied 11 bobbins in the last two day. This is on a Viking Mega Quilter. How many do you use?
#42
Originally Posted by cbuchanan
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
I've never thought about it. Whenever I change a bobbin, I think, "Girl, you should design machines with ginormous bobbins. You'd be a billionaire."
#43
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by cbuchanan
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
I've never thought about it. Whenever I change a bobbin, I think, "Girl, you should design machines with ginormous bobbins. You'd be a billionaire."
#44
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Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
I've never thought about it. Whenever I change a bobbin, I think, "Girl, you should design machines with ginormous bobbins. You'd be a billionaire."
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by cbuchanan
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
I've never thought about it. Whenever I change a bobbin, I think, "Girl, you should design machines with ginormous bobbins. You'd be a billionaire."
#48
Hmmm depends on what kind of thread you have in the bobbin. I use Superior Bottom Line threads in the bobbin, they are thinner and go a heck of long way compared to others. I don't have to fill bobbins as often as I used to before Bottom Line
But then again, you probably were sewing a lot more in those 2 days than some of us.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
But then again, you probably were sewing a lot more in those 2 days than some of us.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
#49
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I somethimes go through 2 or 3 depending on what I am doing. Some days I feel I do more unsewing than sewing and may only use one or less bobbins. I find my Brother also does not completely fill the bobbin. Need to check to see if there is an adjustment they can make to fill it more. I usualy fill 4 or 5 bobbins of the same color if I am working on a big project. So I have a lot of bobbins on hand so I can fill several with the same colors at once.
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
You ladies must sew all day long. I've never emptied more than one or two a day. But I'm a part-time sewer, maybe an hour or two in the evening and one afternoon on weekends.
If I'm piecing I might go through three or four in a 4 hour period...probably the same or less if I'm quilting.
I suppose I'm a slow quilter, but have managed to finish an average of 6 quilts for kids in 14 days...including 3 of my own creating. Wish I had the time or talent to go through that many bobbins.
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