Old 12-29-2013, 09:57 AM
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fuschiagirl
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Originally Posted by Pam726 View Post
I am trying to use my walking foot to sew the layers together and finish my quilt. When I attach it, the bottom tension gets loose. I have changed my needle, re-threaded the needle, spooled a new bobbin with thread and I cannot find the problem. I have my tension set between 5 and 6 and usually don't have to mess with it. I finished a quilt last summer and the stitching was beautiful with that tension. In trying to rule everything out, I re-attached the all purpose foot and the stitches are fine. When I attach the walking foot, they go loose. I started to adjust the tension and when I do, my bottom thread starts showing on the top and the bottom thread is still loose! Ughhh! I know my walking foot is attached right. I have went back and watched videos just for giggles to make sure I didn't miss something obvious. I can't figure this out. Any help would be awesome! I would really like to finish this quilt!
I have also had this problem recently. It does not happen all the time which makes it even more frustrating!

I have a Brother XR9500PRW and my walking foot is the correct Brother model. When using the walking foot the stitches start the right length and then sometimes get much smaller after sewing a few inches. The tension problem and the stitch length issue are driving me mad!
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