Wintersewer

You are threading with your presser foot UP...aren't you?????

Murphy1

I have a Janome and use King Tut for quilting. I haven't had trouble. try the 90/14 needle. I use it for everything.

nana2madmax

Try Glide thread. It is thinner and quilts beautifully. I have used it to FMQ on both my Janome and my Gammill. It is the one thread that I do not need to adjust the tension everytime.

jgriinke

I have 2 Janomes and use YLI all the time in them to do FMQ. I agree that you should take your machine and thread to your dealer and show the problem.

patdesign

Just wondering what the weight of the thread is that you cant get to go through the tension discs. I use coats and clark machine quilting thread which is all cotton, and the thread is 40 wt which is actually pretty thick. I have a Brother 1500s. Sounds like you might ought to vist the sewing dealer you purchase from and explain it to him. 40 weight is not an unreasonable weight thread.:)

Polliwog

Check with Superior Threads - www.superiorthreads.com or 1-800-499-1777. Their website also has a helpful "Thread Reference Guide for Home Machines" that has five columns of information for each thread it manufactures. Maybe you can find a sewing machine repair person who is not locked into a specific brand machine. All this aside - it sounds to me like you are threading your machine through the tension disks with the presser foot down. None of my machines cooperate when the foot is down. Check your manual. Some actually warn you against this practice. For instance, the first sentence under "threading the upper thread" for my Viking Sapphire 150 says to make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up position.

Rose Marie

I have a Viking,and a Baby Lock and so far the only thread they both like is Coats and Clarks machine quilting thread.
Im lucky cause Joanns has it and I can use a coupon.
Connecting thread they hate and it fuzzes up the bobbin area fast.

5644tinker

Please get in touch with Superior and they will try to help you work out the problems with the machine and the thread. I had some thread that would not run on my longarm machine. I was about to toss it out when a rep from Superior told me to call the main office. They were very helpful and they guarantee their thread. Ask for Pat she was great to work with. I got the help I needed. You might be able to do the same with YLI.

QuiltnLady1

I use Aurifil and don't have any problems -- it does not shred and is not linty.

MadQuilter

I just had prolems with my Baby Lock for the first time this weekend working on DH's Halloween costume. Used regular Coats and Clark sewing thread and Quilla went on strike. I changed the needle, fiddled with the tension, all to no avail. Changed thread and she sewed like a charm.

Is it possible that you have some residue in your tension disks? Do you pull the thread out the needle, or do you ever pull it backwards? I switched to a forward only motion when I change thread to avoid anything getting hung up in the machinery. Hope you get it resolved quickly.

I often use the same weight of thread for piecing as I do for quilting (just change the color). Good luck finding the right match.