melthebaker

Hi all, me again. After spending a small fortune on needles and thread and making more “sandwiches” than a lunch lady I have determined that my machine is not ambidextrous. It only behaves if I fmq left to right. If I go right to
left the thread immediately skips and breaks. I saw a video by Leah Day on this subject but I’ve never heard of anyone else having this issue. I just finished a table runner which I quilted without breaking thread...but I only moved the quilt left to right. The constant turning was a pain and I’m limited in my patterns, but I got it done. Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this?

Stitchnripper

Yes indeed. My machine breaks thread mainly going left to right. If I go very slowly it doesn’t happen as much. I’ve been using a giant jeans needle and that helps. Rob Appell of Man Sewing has a you tube video where he explains why it happens. Can’t remember why but it all made sense. From what I’ve read on my Facebook groups each machine has its own set of quirks. Even same machines behave slightly differently. Very frustrating. I’m more aware and things are going more smoothly for me. Mostly.