Hi everyone,
I seem to be breaking a lot of needles when doing free motion quilting. I have lowered my feed dogs, put my pressure foot tension down as far as possible. What else can I do? The owner of my local Husqvarna shop suggested using a hoop. Any other suggestions. Thanks |
are they hitting something and breaking? maybe your moving the fabric while the needle is down? we all have trouble geeting our timing right at first
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I guess my 1st question would be what kind of needle are you using? Sometimes I use the denim...sometimes the quilting....sometimes the topstitch.
Then it just might be a timing issue on your part. It is hard to find just the right rhythm sometimes... |
Are you using a hopping foot? I had given up on ever being able to do free motion quilting until I starting using a hopping foot for free motion quilting. I'm still no expert but it's one hundred percent better than it was before.
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Originally Posted by ddrobins1956
Are you using a hopping foot? I had given up on ever being able to do free motion quilting until I starting using a hopping foot for free motion quilting. I'm still no expert but it's one hundred percent better than it was before.
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What size needle are you using? It may be too fine. I usually piece with a size 80 needle but fmq with a size 90.
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Is a spring loaded darning foot the same as a hopping foot?
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I was told by a knowlegeable friend that a certain Husqvarna would not do free motion quilting so I didn't buy this used machine. It was a machine about 10 years old or so.
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Yes, the spring loaded darning foot is the "hopping foot" Marge
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I am using the foot that hops. I have been told by the store owner that this machine is a good one for fmqing. I have a machine quilting needle in it right now that is a size 80. Maybe I need to try a 90 instead, and then maybe I should try some different size needles.
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