Free motion quilting on an old machine
I have a some questions about using my machine for free motion quilting, namely stippling to begin with. I have a '48 Singer 66-16 that I use to sew and quilt my projects. I bought a generic FMQ foot. I have been watching Leah Day's videos and have modified my foot.This is my first time ever stippling a project. I have managed to set the correct tension for my stitches, but I am still having problems with skipping stitches and breaking thread. Does anyone else FMQ on their vintage machines? If so, do you use a particular brand of needles, size needles and also a particular brand of thread? I have found that the polyester thread seems to break more frequently when I try to FMQ, but I have used it to stitch in the ditch without problems, using a walking foot. I still consider myself a beginner quilter, so any advise you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Until I get these problems tweaked, my wallhanging will remain unfinished. Thanks, Sue