Originally Posted by josi49

A bobbin genie is a thin washer made out of slippery teflon. It eliminates backlash and bird's nests on the underside of FMQ. I forget to take them out, so they are in my bobbin cases 95% of the time. When I clean by bobbin case after approx. 4-5 hours of sewing & change my needle, if I'm not doing FMQ, then I take it out and pin it to my pincushion. I also use the Free Motion Slider (teflon sheet that fits over the single needle plate for FMQ). I watched Sharon Schamber do a demo in her booth at Paducah in 2008 and have been using both since then. I think there is a dozen in a pack for around $9 or $10; best money I even spent for FMQ! No affiliation, just a huge fan.

Originally Posted by 0tis

I have a Husqvarna/Viking Sapphire 875Q -bought it new about March 2010. Love it. Only problem I've had is the autocutter scissors don't always work. Sometimes it cuts only the top thread but not the bobbin thread. Took it back to dealer and they replaced the cutter - but it still does it. No problem - I just keep my scissors close. very nice machine.

Originally Posted by josi49

Something I did forget to mention earlier is that I have a second bobbin case I use for thicker threads and also a single needle plate. They were neither one very expensive and have really made a huge difference on my FMQ. Anyone else use an alternate setup?

Originally Posted by thimblebug6000

Wow you sure have a collection of machines!

Originally Posted by josi49

Something I did forget to mention earlier is that I have a second bobbin case I use for thicker threads and also a single needle plate. They were neither one very expensive and have really made a huge difference on my FMQ. Anyone else use an alternate setup?

Originally Posted by Hinterland

I have a Sapphire 850. You should be able to sew with a partial bobbin. When you thread the bobbin, make sure you hear a "click" when you pull the thread through the threading slot, and that it's unwinding in the right direction.

There is a Yahoo group devoted to the Sapphire. They have lots of good advice.

Originally Posted by thimblebug6000

Can you give us a link for the yahoo group?

Originally Posted by Hinterland

I think this will work:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VikingSapphire/

For the poster who said they're inactive, well, maybe they're busy sewing on their Sapphires :). If you ask a question you'll usually get an answer. Plus you can search their old messages for solutions.

Originally Posted by thimblebug6000

Thanks I'll check it out. I'm just picking out some quilting ....

Originally Posted by MAXIES2

Hello I bough a saphire 870 18 months ago and have just gone through a very annoying time with Husquavarna, my machine would only sew backwards, I took it back to the dealer at the beginning of May, many phone calls, a rant on this board and I at last got a brand new 875 off them. Hope you manage to resolve your problem quicker than me.

Originally Posted by Miss Mona

I just bought a Sapphire, the one below the embroidery machine. I noticed that the uplist bar has a small black attachment. It keeps the thread from jumping out. I am going to take my Diamond in and see if they can put the black gadget on it. I have to do lots of ripping with my embroidery machine because the thread jumps off and you have this gob underneath.

I wanted the Sapphire because it has a scissor cutter and when I am quilting in the middle of the quilt I can cut the thread and change stitches or go to a different part of the block I am working on.

Originally Posted by stitches3

I have had Husquavarna embroidery machines ever since they
came on the market I am on my third one. In fact I have ran an embroidery business for 12 yrs.
My secret is that no matter what I am embroidering I pull up my bobbin thread at the start and hold both threads until it beeps for you to cut the thread, that keeps you from having a
'birds nest' as I call the thread tangle underneath. It may take an extra minute but it sure has worked for me. Hope it helps you !
That's a big help when embroidering too! I forgot about that one.
stitches 3

Originally Posted by Miss Mona

I just bought a Sapphire, the one below the embroidery machine. I noticed that the uplist bar has a small black attachment. It keeps the thread from jumping out. I am going to take my Diamond in and see if they can put the black gadget on it. I have to do lots of ripping with my embroidery machine because the thread jumps off and you have this gob underneath.

I wanted the Sapphire because it has a scissor cutter and when I am quilting in the middle of the quilt I can cut the thread and change stitches or go to a different part of the block I am working on.