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!
I turn off the auto-fix when I am quilting and for most of my sewing, it seems to behave better. I also lower the top tension to 4.0.
I am also using the spring darning foot rather than the "r" foot, also the Machinager quilter's gloves and the "sew-slip" sheet on the bed of my machine. I am getting much better results.
For piecing quilt blocks I reduce the foot pressure a bit and I use a 2.5mm stitch length and the 1/4" foot.
Here's a picture of my 875 in the Horn quilt mate cabinet.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719uwnqfO