Originally Posted by marniata
My Viking 870 gets "linty" fast, so I vacuum it frequently. The needle has to be thoroughly pushed up or thread shreds and breaks...even tho it threaded perfectly. Loooove the threader and cutter aps! I am also having difficulty FMQing. Does anyone else out there turn off the auto-fix ap (a sales rep told meto) or change the tension before FMQing? What stitch length do you use? Piece!
one of my quilt friends suggested leaving the feed dogs up when FMQ. goes against everything we learn but it actually helped me. i can still move my quilt as needed and the tension seems to hold better.
i don't mess much with the tension adjustment unless i'm using clear or heavy threads.