I'm new to this forum but want you to know that when I Googled "BSR Skipped Stitches" yours is the site I went to. You are all probably sick of hearing "gritching" about the BSR but please let me vent...I'm about ready to throw the doggone thing into the trash (just kidding). I have printed off your suggestions regarding a stronger spring & am hiking over to my local store as soon as I fumble through this quilt. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting down to free hand and have skipped stitches..oh well...guess it will make me a stronger person in the end. Anyhoo, thank you for posting all the suggestions, tips, etc. I very much appreciate it.

Why don't you stop and stay a while? :D This is a great site, with many helpful folks!

welcome to the board

Welcome from Southern Illinois.

Welcome!!!

Welcome to the board from Louisiana by way of Newcastle, OK.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!!

I had mine in the shop last week and the repair guy, who hardly spoke English, had never hear of the spring problem. He kept saying that he "adjusted" and "updated" my BSR foot. I sat down with the machine, there at the shop, and showed them how it still skipped stitches. The owner of the shop told his repair person to order some springs. Seam he and a couple of the ladies at the shop had hear of this before, but not he repairman (I swear he was making fun of me like I did not know what I was talking about) The son of the owner used to do all the repairs, this other guy is new and I decided I don't like him.
Hope fully the spring will come in next week and I will have them put it on my foot!!!!

Welcome.

What stitch length do you have your machine set for? When doing free motion quilting we tend to move the fabric a little faster. If you have the stitch length set to a speed 2 or larger, the needle will stay up until is time to come down and it looks like it skipped a stitch. I recommend to try setting you speed at a 1.5 or even a little shorter. Of course, a new needle will not hurt.

Welcome from Tulsa!

Welcome to the board! Glad Google led you here! :)

I had the spring updated on my BSR but still have to really fiddle with all the other variables to keep the skipping away. For a regular quilt (just 100% cotton batting, cotton fabric top and bottom) I have to use a 90/14 Microtex needle and adjust the foot pressure. I tried using a smaller needle the other day and got skipped stitches right away. I have to put my foot pressure somewhere in the high 20's I think. Depends on my seam bulk but if you put it at 0 like the manual says, you'll get skipping.

It was frustrating at first because I couldn't figure out what the issue was. I thought it was supposed to be plug and play but that wasn't the case. It takes some tweaking and finding out what works best for different quilts.

Good luck with yours and I hope you get it sorted out!

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

Stick around , you will love it here :wink:

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!! I do hope you decide to stay on this wonderful board. You'll get all the help and suggestions for any kind of problem that comes up.

Welcome!

If mine starts skipping stitches I use sewers aid. I got very flustrated with my BSR one day and finally tried it. I had tried everything else I could think of to try. I put about three lines of it on the thread and also on the bobbin
thread. It has so far fixed the problem. The sewers aid is a thread conditioner I had bought years ago when having the problem a machine. Joanns has it in the notions section.

Has your BSR been updated recently? Take it to your dealer and ask for the update,that could be the problem.

Hi, hope you figure out the problem and please join us on this board, as lots of talented quilters here from all over the world

I have a BSR Bernina and do not use the BSR part. I just drop those feed dogs and but on my open toe foot and go. It works great. Just don't use the "BSR" part. I know that 's what you and I paid for but didn't like it either!

The BSR sets the stitch length "automatically"...I'd guess about 1.5. Anyhoo, I managed to finish the quilt, have printed off all the different messages regarding the spring & updates and am taking it to the shop tomorrow. It hasn't always done this....only does it about 15 minutes into quilting...I think it needs to be checked for updates and a stronger spring. Been doing this over a year with the BSR with no trouble before now.

finished my quilt & am taking it to the shop tomorrow with the info regarding the spring. I think they need to give it a once over although I had it in last fall for a "tune up". Never had this problem using the BSR before so I feel it must be something...did I mention if I restart my machine the BSR works fine for about 15 minutes and then starts skipping stitches? lol...it's been a challenge that's for sure. oh well.... :D

thank you. I've already learned tons of things and everyone is so nice and friendly. :D

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Stay and visit for a while.