Does your bobbin case have a red dot or a blue dot on it? I only found out recently that Janome has a FM bobbin case and it has a blue dot on it. I invested in it and WOW what a difference it made. Other than that, practise is the only advice I can give. Good Luck!

Mine's the original one that comes with the machine, so I don't think it's the one with the blue dot. Can't find any blue or red dots on the bobbin case. Heard so much abt the blue bobbin case, guess I'll need to buy that to try it out, hopefully that solves my problems.

What needle size is recommended for FMQ? I'm currently using 90/14. The lady at the service centre has recommended me to try the blue tip needle. Has anybody tried this? I'll give it a try later to see if it helps.

When we prepare practice sandwiches, do we use the same fabrics we are using for the actual quilt? If they are all 100% cotton, I guess it doesn't really matter? I sometimes find it quite wasteful using good quality fabrics for practice sandwiches.

We never stop improving with this process so I hope you will not give up. I was too frightened to begin, as I didn't want to wreck what I thought were nice quilt tops. I practised on charity quilts mostly and now get asked to do quilting for other people. I'm really complimented that these folk think my quilting is good enough that they ask and pay me to do the quilting for them. There was a time when I thought this wouldn't happen as well!
Just practice for a short time every day, and not for such a long period that you get really frustrated with it. There has to be some fun sewing thrown in there as well. Why not start on another top that you can alternate so that you are having success from time to time?

Did you put in a new needle? Take the machine apart (as much as you are sure you can put it back) and clean every part as much as you can. Worked for me on a Brother.

good luck i have not tried FMQuilting but hope you get the problem solved soon

Not everyone is able to master the machine quilting process. I don't think I have ever heard anyone say it's a piece of cake It truly is hard work.
Bernina made it a lot easier when they introduced the stitch regulator on #440 machine. If you are close to a dealer go try it out it will make a world of difference.
Sign up for a quilting class before you give up.

I talked to someone about FMQ and they said you want to have a flat surface to work on. ONe of those tables to put up to your bed of your machine.
or an old cabinet that you can set your machine down in and have a flat surface.

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