Free Motion Quilting Troubleshooting

Free Motion Quilting Tension Problems - Generations Quilt Patterns

Since your needle thread is showing (looping) on the backside, needle tension is too loose. To tighten it, increase the number on your tension controls. If the ...

Why Am I Skipping Stitches When Free Motion Quilting?

Here are some possible reasons you could be skipping stitches while free motion quilting: 1. Bad Needle 2. Bad Thread 3. Tension Issues 4. Darning Foot Height

Rulerwork and FreeMotion Setup Troubleshooting video - YouTube

Comments16 · Kate's Yin and Yang Mariner's Compass Quilt. · Tension Tuggle - How can I fix tension issues when quilting? · Freemotion Fridays- ...

Cant do Free motion quilting - Forums - The Quilting Forum

Re: Cant do Free motion quilting !!! You've probably already tried rethreading the machine. Sometimes that helps. Do you have a scrap set (top fabric, batting ...

AmyQuilts Free Motion Quilting Troubleshooting Guide - Teachable

Free Motion Quilting, it's a machine technique that combines the artistry of drawing with needle and thread with our sewing machine.

Perfect Tension for Free Motion Quilting - YouTube

Balance your sewing machine tension to create beautiful stitches and have a seam-ripper free quilting experience!

Troubleshooting Free Motion Quilting - Off the Wall Friday

Troubleshooting Free Motion Quilting - Off the Wall Friday · 1. Re-thread your machine. · 2. Wind your bobbin correctly · 3. Tension, Tension, ...

Free Motion Quilting Thread Problem - Generations Quilt Patterns

I have a very basic sewing machine (Singer) and when I attempt to do free motion quilting the upper thread rips. I have a free motion foot, I set my stitch ...

My top Ten Tips for Free Motion Machine Quilting - Linda Matthews

Neck, shoulder and wrist tension are problems that most machine quilters will face at some time or another. Sitting at a sewing machine for long ...

Free Motion Quilting = Problem Solving

A janome's rep once told me to FMQ with feed dogs up. I cover my plate with a thin cardbox and masking tape (actually, it's taped on my Supreme ...

How to Fix Tension Problems: Machine Quilting - Lori Kennedy Quilts

Start Here: Five Steps Fix Most Problems · Clean and oil the machine. · Re-thread the top thread. · Replace the needle. · Rethread the bobbin.

Answers to Your Machine Quilting Challenges – part 3 - Christa Quilts

My suggestion: free-motion quilting requires you to balance the speed of two things at the same time: the rate at which you push the quilt ...

How to Fix 5 Common Free Motion Quilting Problems - Quilting Digest

Do you see loops along your line of stitching? Is the border wavy? Did the thread break while you were stitching? The following article by ...

I adore free motion quilting but can't seem to get the tension right

basically - set the tension by removing as many human variables from the equation as possible. if the tension issues resurface only after moving ...

Fightin with my Janome on Free Motion

Quilts are heavy, and the weight of the quilt hanging off your machine can pull it away from the line you are trying to stitch. When trying with ...

Free Motion Stitch Length Problems - Philippa Naylor

Use a round open toe free-motion foot where the needle goes down in the middle of the foot so you can see all around the needle. This is ...

How to Troubleshoot Sewing Machine Tension - Suzy Quilts

Make sure you put your presser foot down before you sew. If your presser foot isn't down, your tension discs aren't engaged and you'll get a knotted mess. With ...

I'm free motion quilting and suddenly needle after needle is breaking

Make sure your spool is not catching the thread and causing it to pull tighte then break the needle. Also, Check while stitching a straight ...

Free motion problems - Missouri Star's Quilt Community

Sometimes it makes a difference as to how the thread comes off the spool & how the spool is turned. My machine works better if I use a cone or ...

4 essentials to solve thread tension issues - QUILTsocial

... free motion quilting is to sit at the sewing machine and practice! I ... Just remember – many issues with free motion quilting (skipped ...