with machine quilting small flannel quilt for great nephew. Set stitch size and was perfect on practice fabric, but when I sew the quilt the bottom stitching is either too loose or very tight. Do I need new needle or what is the cause of this problem. I am using straight stitch foot.
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Not sure, but do you have a walking foot for your machine.. that would help feed the layers of fabric through and maybe eliminate the bottom stitching problem.
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I agree.
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Don't really know, but, sometimes when I have tension problems I can clean out the bobbin case, add a drop of oil and my tension problems disappear. Flannel may be causing a lot of lint in the bobbin case so it might be worth a try.
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Thanks, I do not have walking foot, I will have to get one Sat. Also, I just cleaned lint out of machine.
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Have you tried rethreading your machine? I can't tell you how many times I've learned this lesson.
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Quilting foot for sure.
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I think the walking foot will help. On a practice square there is just a little fabric, but with a quilt there is weight to pull on your fabric and it can cause problems. Do you have a table to support the weight of the quilt.
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Also a lot of basting and/or pinning will hellp keep layers in place. Or spray basting also.
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Originally Posted by littlehud
I think the walking foot will help. On a practice square there is just a little fabric, but with a quilt there is weight to pull on your fabric and it can cause problems. Do you have a table to support the weight of the quilt.
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