letawellman

OK, first off, I seriously love the name "FrankenPfaff"!!

Since this is a "new-to-you" set up, and therefore a TRUE learning experience, I would definitely recommend that
1 - you use some of the better name threads - Superior, YLI, Aurifil, etc.
2 - don't use rayon thread AT ALL for quilting
3 - be prepared to discover that your machine has certain "preferences" in thread - my machine LOVES Aurifil threads, even though (since they are cotton threads) they are very linty.
4 - watch Jamie Wallen's YouTube video on thread tension ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mRhcquZTM )
5 - thread breaking or shredding can have a multitude of causes - old/bad needle, bad thread, poor threading through the machine, etc.,etc.

Have fun learning your machine's quirks - everyone's can tell you that their machine has something that it likes/dislikes/quirks out on.

FrankenPfaff... seriously loving it!!

vschieve

Never FMQ with embroidery thread. Too weak. There actually are quilting threads available, one for machine quilting and one for hand quilting.

Cari-in-Oly

I quilt with embroidery thread on my domestics and my long arm. Just not rayon, I use 40wt poly thread.

Cari