The quilt is very busy, its hard to stay focused, I had a horrible time cutting and piecing. So maybe I should stay with the white?

Oh my Pfaff did that just before it started smoking. I had burnt out the motor. Nothing that can be done, it went into the recyle bin at work.

Did you clean the bobbin area?

The only problem with varigated black and white is, what do you do the ensure that the changes occur on the same places as they change on the quilt. That would look pretty if the black on the thread and the white on the quilt were coordinated. Just a thought. I think the white thread would show up more than the black on black.
Sue

Well lets hope not but if so its still under warranty! thank goodness, I just hate taking my machines into the shop. Letting her cool down to see if that helps.

Have you oiled it? Read your book.

just in case..check all of your connections...the power cord and foot cord...My Elna did this one and it turned out that the foot pedal connection was not in all the way! It must have vibrated out while I was FMQing..hehehe

My Pfaff was 25 years old and had been used ALOT!

Well I'll be a monkeys uncle! You arent going to believe this, it was the top thread. Its coats and clark, it has frays in it!. This is the 3rd one of these I've gotten in a year. I've use this stuff for years and have never had the problems I've had in the last year. Its the quilting thread I use to for piecing because its heavier more durable. Thats it! They are getting an e-mail from me. Quality control must not be top of the list. Thanks to all of you for your advice on the machine. Still not sure what thread I'll be quilting with. I called the local shop where I get my quilting thread and they said they have a varegated silver and black, green and yellow, orange pink and yellow. We'll see.

I have made a couple of black and white quilts. One I had trouble with trying to use a black to white variegated thread, I actually cut the quilting out. I couldn't see where I was going. The other I used a gray variegated and it worked out really well.