Sewfine

I am using an embroidery hoop to hand quilt also. It takes such a long time.

QuiltnNan

it was nice of the LQS to give you a store credit. but going 50 miles is not worth the gas! i hope she'll allow you time to get that credit until the next time you happen to go that way.

farscapegal

I bought those needles too. I don't like them and you are right. They drag and are very hard to use.

Sybil

MonnaL

How strange is that? I don't think I have ever broken a needle while hand quilting. But maybe that is because I usually lose them before they break. LOL

ladypetite

Having owned businesses in the past, I would have just popped a replacement package and/or another package of your choice in the mail immediately.....especially with you living an hours drive away. One thing I learned is that the majority of customers do not complain UNLESS there is a VALID reason to do so.

lodad

You would be driving 100 miles. I don't know what kind of milage you get on your vehicle. But it would cost at least $15- to drive that distance in my 4 cylindar (Ford Ranger) pick up. I would chalk it up to experience. I have been useing the same needle and have hand quilted 40 quilts and the needle is still going stong. I have no idea what brand it is but it is great.

QKO

John James Golden glide are great! They also come in a "big-eye" version. They're strong and they slip through the fabric easily.

ChrisB

Jeana Kimballs are the ones I really like. When we had a small quilt store, they were the ones customers requested.
http://www.trinityquilts.com/item.ph...ategory_id=112

grammiepamie

My sister gave me a pac of these as a gift. She bought them at a quilt show she was at. I ended up breaking 3 of them. I like the thinness of them but they do kinda of drag.

Vanuatu Jill

I found I broke more (or bent them) when I had my quilt sandwich too tight in the hoop. When I use the hoop with the quilt very loose and pliable, I don't have as much trouble. I put the hoop on with the tightener set on a loose setting at first, then stick my fist thru the middle from the back side until I am happy that the quilt is loose enough in the hoop, then I tighten the hoop to hold the quilt so it doesn't slip.