Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • Total despair....have had enough >
  • Total despair....have had enough

  • Total despair....have had enough

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 09-21-2011, 02:02 PM
      #61  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Nov 2010
    Location: Cape Coral, FL
    Posts: 472
    Default

    It may need to be balanced. Also your timing may be off.
    In that case you may have to take it to a dealer.
    LC
    cairns is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 02:26 PM
      #62  
    Senior Member
    Thread Starter
     
    Little RoO's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: England. UK
    Posts: 393
    Default

    Originally Posted by yetta
    This board is really great....I am so glad your machine is now working for you....please post a picture of your fmq work ,,,,hugs yetta
    Little RoO is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 02:26 PM
      #63  
    Senior Member
    Thread Starter
     
    Little RoO's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: England. UK
    Posts: 393
    Default

    Originally Posted by yetta
    This board is really great....I am so glad your machine is now working for you....please post a picture of your fmq work ,,,,hugs yetta
    Would love to post a picture...but it would spoil the suprise...this little quilt that has proved such a nightmare is my September dolls swop and it will be winging its way ( hopefully tomorrow) all the way from England, UK to Tasmania....hopefully my partner will post a picture when she receives it........Yesterday I thought it was going in the bin....tonight it is almost finished....by no means perfect but good enough to swop....again cannot thank everyone enough for saving my sanity
    Little RoO is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 02:58 PM
      #64  
    Senior Member
     
    cassie69emt's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Feb 2009
    Location: Western New York
    Posts: 381
    Default

    Did you raise the presser foot when going between areas and forget to put it back down ?This is what it sounded like to me Hope this helps
    cassie69emt is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 03:52 PM
      #65  
    Senior Member
    Thread Starter
     
    Little RoO's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: England. UK
    Posts: 393
    Default

    Originally Posted by cassie69emt
    Did you raise the presser foot when going between areas and forget to put it back down ?This is what it sounded like to me Hope this helps
    Hi...lots have mentioned this ...but no pressure foot was always down....it is a complete mystery to me why it worked ok sometimes and not others but seems fine everytime now the feed are up
    Little RoO is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 04:50 PM
      #66  
    Super Member
     
    JoyjoyMarie's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Feb 2010
    Location: Dover DE
    Posts: 4,250
    Default

    I just read this whole thread cause I have a 6600, and have only FMQed a little. I have had the eyelash problem that I wasn't sure how to solve. I wonder what the "blue bobbin case" is - I took the class and there was no mention of this- I have just used my regular bobbin case. Can someone illuminate me?
    JoyjoyMarie is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 05:07 PM
      #67  
    Senior Member
     
    ploverwi2's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2010
    Location: Appleton, WI
    Posts: 738
    Default

    Go to Day Style Designs Online, and contact Leah Day. She will help you to know what to do. She is an angel with helping problems with free motion quilting. You can call her too. Believe me. She will know the exact answer to your problem. I have the same 6600, and I found that if I go to fast, I get what you are talking about. Please, contact Leah. You will be so glad that you did.
    ploverwi2 is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 05:24 PM
      #68  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Nov 2010
    Location: Fultondale, Al.
    Posts: 5,367
    Default

    I think I would go to the dealer and ask about it. I can't deal with
    something like that.
    Nettie Phillips is offline  
    Old 09-21-2011, 07:06 PM
      #69  
    Senior Member
     
    The Quiet Quilter's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Apr 2010
    Location: N. Indiana
    Posts: 786
    Default

    Glad you got it running without
    having to take it into a repair
    shop. Hugs, Sharon
    The Quiet Quilter is offline  
    Old 09-22-2011, 01:51 AM
      #70  
    Super Member
     
    Annya's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jun 2010
    Location: Queensland Australia
    Posts: 1,388
    Default

    Originally Posted by Little RoO
    Oh my goodness....Anna quilts....I have just raised the feed dogs and guess what perfect stitches again and again.....I don't understand why it makes such a difference but I think you might have just saved my sanity.
    It is 11.30pm here in the UK and I haven't managed to get it sew properly since 7pm....had tried everything, cleaning...new needle...new bobbin...different threads but never thought to raise the feed....as I said have just tried it and like magic... perfect tension......thank you, thank you, thank you.
    I don't drop the feed dogs when I FMQ I found that I have better control and stitch length than when they were dropped.
    Annya is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    annesthreads
    Main
    21
    03-11-2011 09:54 AM
    Carron
    Main
    47
    01-03-2011 08:04 AM
    Gal
    General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    57
    06-12-2010 01:07 PM
    Skyqueen30094
    Main
    8
    05-01-2010 08:10 PM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter