I was sewing fleece and fatt batt together to birth a quilt and naturally something was going to get into the machine. Well, I had a pillow sham I wanted to sew with the fleece then I would clean out the dust. NO!!!!! I was sewing cotton to fleece and it sewed fine, nice stitches, but when it got to cotton and cotton, irregular stitches. First thought, I broke it, second thought: time to clean! guess what? it works fine now!

Always clean your machine after using batting, fatt batt or not!

Ditto

And you can never say that enough times, especially if you are sewing on flannel or fleece, that stuff really kicks up the "dust". And if it's a big project, do it more than once during the project construction!

I clean mine after each session. I am amazed how much can get into those small spaces. I read my manuals and try to upkeep my machines. DOn't want to have to take them to repair shop. Rather spend those $$$ on fabric.:)

And don't forget to change your needle too!

AMEN!!! :thumbup:

Flannel is also a big dust invader. I have made denim and flannel rag quilts and denim and flannel jacket. I cleaned my machine a couple of times during piecing

Makes sense to me.

I agree whole heartedly.


debra

Yes! and my babies go yearly for servicing too!

Yes ma'am! They do get dirty very quick.

Batting has so much lint. Clean machine after sewing anything that has lot lint.

Corduroy, velvet, fleece, flannel and tapestry are the worst offenders other than batting.
I blow out the bobbin area every time I change the bobbin anyway, but when using any of these fabrics it can be a real mess in there.

I was told not to blow because it pushes more dust in that blows out but to use a clean paintbrush, the big ones little kids use and brush it out.

And don't forget to oil!! How could I have forgotten to mention this??

My dealer's repairman got this machine in to clean. He made this poster for the customers to see.

yikes!! mine was just a few fuzz balls, but that's a nightmare. I bet it wasn't working right and suddenly was like new again!