Bobbin compactly?
 

Out of curiosity, I kept count on the number of bobbins I used to quilt my latest. It's 86 x 96, and it has been a "delight" to wrestle thru my Bernina! It's especially hard to move with my big cat sitting on it! So the question is how much thread does a bobbin hold? I've used at least 12 now and the border hasn't been touched.

I am sure it depends on the thickness of the thread but I think I use to get slightly less then 3 bobbins from a small spool of Mettler Silk Finished thread. I have a Bernina 1530.

I remember a year or so ago when I wound my last bobbin, it's lasted quite a few quilts.

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Men's humor!

Now I'd like to see the machine that bobbin fits!!!!!

RE the original comment - I don't know exactly how many bobbins a quilt might take, but I do know that I found out I could adjust my bobbin tension, and when I did, I got quite a bit more thread on each one, and it was wound more compactly. I only adjusted it a bit as I didn't want to screw up anything, but I'm thinking another little nudge would help!

i looked this up a while ago -- according to the internet --i gotta laugh -- anywhere from 40 yards upward. didn't know you could get 40 yards on a bobbin!

it took me 5+[just started another one] to save an old blue/white quilt, & i was just curious... if someone could pinpoint that better, it would be great!

Only one answer to your question - not enough!

UncleGravy -- Haha! That's hysterical!

cathyvv -- I totally agree!

jbud2 -- I have a Bernina 805 Sport that I fight with constantly when quilting. Right now I'm quilting a queen-size quilt for my daughter on that machine. I'm not even 1/3 of the way done!

Depends on A) What kind of thread you use and B) what kind of machine you have. Most longarms have a larger bobbin, but I'm assuming you're talking about a DSM.

Bottom Line is a thread designed by Superior Threads specifically for use in the bobbin. It's a 60 wt thread, which means it's finer and thinner, and therefore you can fit more on a bobbin.

BTW - if you're curious about why/how threads get their "weight" measured, check out Superior's "Education" tab on their website. Very informative.