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KimS 06-11-2011 04:06 AM
Originally Posted by mar32428
Originally Posted by KimS
Originally Posted by ube quilting
Are your feed dogs down and are you moving your quilt to fast for the needle and it is bending as you move the quilt? This can happen when the needle is not fully out of the fabric as you move the quilt around. Try slowing your motion down a bit and if you can slow the machine motor speed, try that also. Use a practice sandwich before starting on your project. May some of this rant help you!
peace :D
The feed dogs won't go down but I have a darning plate. Just tried your suggestion and even if I stay in one place and let the needle go up and down it still hits. GRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you checked to see if you needle's bent?
I don't think it is but I'm going to change it out and make sure.

suekenyon 06-11-2011 04:21 AM
On you foot the little bar at the stop that sticks out
it might need to rest on the screw where you attach it to
your machine..my even foot feed it like that on my Janome.
You might look at your manual to verify how it should be
attached. Hope this might help.

Carol W 06-11-2011 04:23 AM
Have you tried taking out your bobbin case or rethreading your bobbin?

KimS 06-11-2011 04:25 AM
Originally Posted by suekenyon
On you foot the little bar at the stop that sticks out
it might need to rest on the screw where you attach it to
your machine..my even foot feed it like that on my Janome.
You might look at your manual to verify how it should be
attached. Hope this might help.
Already checked that too. This is really getting aggravating!

grammy17 06-11-2011 04:29 AM
Originally Posted by KimS
Originally Posted by Holice
I don't now the shape of the darning foot. Can you have the hole enlarged by grinding it on the sides or in the hole. Which side is it hitting. If in the front then cut a space in the front like a horse shoe. This is the way many did the original ones available back in the 70s
It hits on the front of the hole so think I'll try your suggestion to maybe make the hole a little larger since can't figure out why it's doing that. I used it a week or so ago and it was fine.
If it was fine a week ago, it should be fine now without altering it. It is a setting, bent needle or something you are doing without knowing it. Set it aside and come back to it in a day or so with a new needle. Take the foot off and put it on again and rethread your machine.

d.rickman 06-11-2011 04:48 AM
I had that problem, and took it to the repairman, he told me to change the needle as it was bent, I had two needles that were both bent..no problem after that.

KimS 06-11-2011 06:39 AM
I've changed the needle twice, changed bobbins, rethreaded the machine, taken the foot off, put it back on just to make certain everything was where it needed to be and then had 2 chocolate chip cookes. LOL!! I've ordered a new foot so I'll just wait until it gets here and if that doesn't make a difference then I guess I'll have to find a repairman. In the meantime think I'll have another chocolate chip cookie. ;-)

Vera Seemann 06-11-2011 07:18 AM
It could be that you need to set your needle to the right or left. Maybe setting on zig-zag?

catrancher 06-11-2011 07:47 AM
Is you machine set to one of the fancy stitches?

butterflywing 06-11-2011 08:02 AM
is the flat side of the needle facing the right way?


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