Supreme Slider
 

I was hearing a lot today about the Supreme Slider. How many of you have it and is it worth the money. Found some on ebay for around $30 free shipping. I would be worried it might slip and the needle go through it and ruin my fmq job. I do wish it would slide easier. Would love to hear from you that use it. I look at them before but thought what a pain to remove it to put a new bobbin in but maybe it is worth the extra work. I have a top loading bobbin. Will be anxious to see the feedback and thank you ahead of time.

I bought one and only used it once. It didn't stick that well, even with taping the corners down. I have a top loading bobbin, too, and it's bothersome to take it off to load in a new bobbin. This is just my opinion; others may have more positive input.

I have one and like it. I've had no problems with getting it to stick and no slipping. When it seemed to be losing it's stickiness I rinsed it in warm water and let it air dry. My bobbin is also a top loader. I have to remove the quilt to change bobbins, then I just lift up the Slider and switch them out. It's not that much trouble to me.

So right now the score is 2 to 1 against. Anyone else care to venture an opinion?

I had one didn't like it either

I like mine. Really makes a difference. I just tape mine down with painters tape to make sure it doesn't slip. I also have a top load bobbin.

I have one. I thought it helped until one time I forgot to use it and didn't notice a difference.

I've used one for about a year and love it. No problems with mine. My machine bobbin is on the side of the machine not
the top.

I LOVE mine for FMQ....I do not have a top loading bobbin but have to remove it to see below when changing bobbins. Not a big deal to me.

I have one and I like it. I always wipe off the top of the machine area before installing and do have to run it under water after a couple of uses.

I used it a couple times too. My problem is that I have it in a drawer and I never remember I have it.

I have one, I really like it. I have a top load bobbin too and it's no big deal to roll back one edge to change the bobbin. Makes a difference to me when I don't use it.

I love both of mine. I have a supreme slider for "Merlin" (brother Dreamcreator) and a regular slider for "Betsy" Singer Confidence Stylist. I can totally notice the difference when I don't use them. I have never had a problem with them not sticking. I do clean them often to get any excess lint off though.

I sewed 3 sliders into quilts. Expensive! Not fun to pick out either. I guess I must like sliders as I bought one more. This one, I tape down with blue Painter's Tape. Unlike others, even though I kept them clean, I did have a problem with them sticking. I have used my fourth slider for a year without sewing it into a quilt. The tape really helps me.

As I wrote in previous post, I have to be constantly cleaning it. It gets lint on it very, very easily & then loses its traction. The instructions say to use baby wipes to clean the back of it, to cut it to the size of your machine bed if you don't have a drop-in cabinet & to tape it down really well. I have the extra-sticky masking tape. I didn't follow the instructions about cutting it to size because I've asked my family for help building a sewing table for Christmas. I have some chocolate boxes surrounding my machine to provide a larger surface to support my quilts for FMQ.

If you get muscle cramps/fatigue from FMQ, I'd say the Supreme Slider is worth the cost. If you're just looking for something to improve your stitch quality, I'd move this tool down the list. Switching to Aurifil thread actually made more of a difference in the quality of my stitches than the Supreme Slider did.

I have one and use it all the time. I did start to forget it once and could barely handle the quilt without it. My vote is yes, it's worth the expense.

Bree123: good to learn about the Aurifil thread. I've never tried it, but I will if it makes a difference.

I use mine all the time.

I find polish works just as well. I have tried the slider it works very well with my juki, side bobbin. It is a nuisance with my brother and bernina both top bobbins.

I have one and I really like it. It works great for me

Ditto!

Sheri

I use a Nordicware non stick oven liner. I can't remember what I paid, but it was under $10 (I'm thinking $2.99). I just cut a little hole for the needle and I tape it down in a couple places. Works like a charm!

You can count me in the "for" column. I use mine all the time and it works great for what I do.

A couple of my quilting friends bought one and they never use them. So, I didn't buy one and I am doing fine with my FMQ. I do have a nice sewing cabinet that my machine sinks into with a sew steady insert. I use Machingers gloves and quilt away. I do notice quite a difference on how easily my quilts moves with the gloves on and when I forget to use them (I remember really quickly!)

I have the small one. I like it! I tape it to the machine bed to insure it won't move. I use my lint roller on the back to keep it clean and sticky.

I have the Supreme Slider in both sizes for my DM and my Sweet Sixteen and I like them. I tape them down and just peel back the tape when changing the DM bobbin. It makes a difference for me.

I had one and liked it, however, didn't realize you had to rinse it off once in a while. I had it stitched to my quilt for about 5 inches before I realized what happened. Haven't used one since!

I bought one two years ago and haven't even taken it out of the package yet. But when the "mood" hits I'll be ready.

I use mine all the time when fmg. I can tell the difference when i forget to put it on.

Mine was more trouble than it was worth. I have an end of free-arm bobbin and even without the slider is an itchbay to change and with the slider on, it was frustration city. I actually do not miss it. I have the extension table that surrounds the free-arm area and it is pretty smooth, so no problems there. Slider is rolled up and in it's tube.

I have one and like it, and I have a top loading bobbin. After several months I did have a problem with the corners not sticking so good, but a bit of tape helps that. I really find it helps with FMQ and does make it easier to quilt.

I loved mine-I bought it abut 12 yrs ago. I had tried FMQ off & on for years, just couldn't get it but when I got the Supreme Slider it allowed my brain & hands & movement click into place, all of a sucdden I was zooming around with FMQ. I used it for several months, and yes sewed thru it a few times, eventually it was ruined & I was going to buy another, then discovered I no longer needed it. My brain/hand coordination had made the connection and I've been FMQ ever since and having fun. I do credit the Supreme Slider, without it I don't think I ever would have been able to FMQ, I've never had much skill with hand coordination, drawing, painting etc, but the Slider was the tool I needed. Love it and heartily recommend it. For those who can FMQ without it, I'm glad, but for those of us with less coordination it is a miracle.
Maire

I have one, I tried it on a quilt and went quite a ways on my fmq when I turned my quilt over to discover that the slider was quilted into the back of my quilt. Needless to say I had a ripping out party and never tried it again.

Me too. Used it once and said forget it, not worth it. Too bad I didn't know that before I bought one.

I agree with the polish, I used Pledge on the machine bed and the top of my desk as well. NOTHING stuck to either of them, now I quilt at a frame but still polish the machine and desk top, to keep things moving.

I love my supreme slider. I consider it to be one of my best quilting investments. I just purchased a queen supreme slider to get a larger one. Get some machinger gloves to go with it. I have no trouble getting mine to stick.

I use the slider and tape it to my machine bed. I also use Machinger gloves. Both items help tremendously with my fmq.

I bought teflon oven liners on Amazon and they work GREAT and cost a fraction of the price. I mean a literal fraction too; I did the math based on square inches and it came out to something like 1/12th the price. I bought two, then bought 2 more so most of my sewing surface is slick now.

Drawback is that they're black (so not pretty) and not at all sticky. I stuck mine down with double-sided tape and it works great, only one spot is finally starting to peel, after quilting 3 quilts and a handful of other sewing projects. I'll just need to put some fresh tape down and I'll be good to go!

These are the ones I bought: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004GCP6R...lon+oven+liner There are two in each package, and each one is 2x the size of the largest Supreme Slider.

I haven't ever used a name-brand Supreme Slider so those could be superior, I don't know. I do know that these totally work though. :)

I have one and used it a few times. I forgot to tape it down once and got it caught in the stitches. Luckily, it was just 2 or 3 stitches. I didn't notice that much difference when I used it.

I never quilt without it. I have a top loading bobbin too, but most of the stuff I do is small so I don't usually have to change the bobbin. It does help and the painters tape works to keep it down if need be.

How I wish this subject came up a week ago, I finally tried my hand at FMQ I really really need A LOT of practice I did notice my practice sandwich was a bit hard to push around (I used my machingers). I bought the slider a long time ago and forgot I had it so next practice session I'll give it a try. At this point I'll try anything, I cant SID forever lol.