I have had an amazing "Ah Ha" quilting day!
Last week I decided to make a "learning quilt" from a panel I bought years ago. I wanted to practice my fmq which had severe problems. Well I started reading past posts on this Board,and going to some outside sites and this is what I learned:
i have a Viking Sapphire quilt 875 and have always had trouble with fmq. i finally realized that there is a pivot height setting that lowers the pressure foot during fmq, so I lowered That a couple of notches I always use Mettler Silk Finish Thread which comes on a spool that is cross wound instead of straight wound. According to the YouTube videos at Superior, I realized that those kind of spools need to be on a horizontal spool pin, to decrease the tension of the thread coming off the spool. In relation to that, I realized that I should wind by bobbins from the horizontal spool also. From that same video I realized that maybe I should be using a topstitch large needle, and keep the top thread tension less than 3 on my machine. i also used a single hole plate, which I had bought but never used. Anyway, after making all these changes I was able to finish fmq without any further broken top thread or skipped stitches! Of course I still need a lot of practice, but at least I can practice now without getting frustrated! I am a happy girl right now. |
Good for you. Don't you just love it when those "Ah Ha" moments come together?
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Good for you and thanks for sharing what worked for you.
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All the superior thread videos are great teaching tools. I am glad they helped you improve your work. Show us your before and after if you can. We can all learn something from your experience.
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You call it an "Ah-Ha" moment, I call it putting the due diligence into the process resulting in a successful outcome!
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that's great! Switching to a topstitch needle was that same a ha for me!
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Great job! You stuck with it and figured it out. I know I have some machines that simply won't FMQ without eyelashes in the back. Thanks for posting your solution, it might help.
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Good for you. You should post a picture.
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you gotta just love it when it all comes together...so happy that you found your zone.
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Don't you just love it. Those aha moments are the best, then I forget.
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