Bonnie
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Mary Lou...I hate to be the bearer or bad news, but the yellow quilt pencil and the yellow clover chalk gizmo....are a bad thing. IF you get it out you have done good....I know several women who have tried and they still can\'t get it out. For some reason the yellow sticks and won\'t release from the fabric..... Chalk is bad, but that yellow pencil will NEVER come out.
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I can't help you with your problem...sorry, but I can tell you that my sister bought one when they first came out and she just loves it...so far hasn't had any trouble with it, but again she bought it brand new. Without knowing how the past machine was maintained its so hard to purchase something used and not have something go wrong with it right way...and am so sorry that this is where you are.
I know that there are several dealers in Montana that would answer your question regardless of where you are...one in Helena and the other in Great Falls....I'm sure you can get those numbers from the operator...and I sure would try that or find the dealer in your area and ask them what they feel is your trouble.
As I said I'm sorry you are going through this, but once you have it up and running you will have a great machine....sister is using her all the time and it has a great stitch.
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Linda, I have a Bernina, and yes I use it often. Mostly when attaching binding on placemats or around vests that need sergered so the binding lays flatter, when I make Doctor and Nurse surgery caps.
Sorry can't help you with this brand...I do know that they are Canadian made, and they were sold in a very tiny Vaccum cleaner store in Sparks NV, but I have never sat down to sew on one.
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Carola,
I think there are lots of factors to take into consideration before you can even begin to determine how much a quilt will shrink.
You asked about shrinkage from quilting....you should not have more than 1-2 inches side to side with a loose deisgn. You only get a major amount of shrinkage from quilting if you quilt really really dense (or at least I do)
But you need to take also into consideration other things. Were the fabrics pre-washed or not....what batting are you using...what is the shrink rating on that batting. You said you were going to do an Amish design, but you still need to do SID around the border seams to keep the quilt from shrinking more...
These thoughts also need to be taken into consideration for the shrinkage factor. You could shrink more by the washing process than the actual quilting. Where you said that you are making the quilt...maybe you would want to make a little one and do a test to see what the materials are going to do if these are things that you have never used before.
Not all battings are able to be pre-shrunk so that could be your biggest factor to consider. As some batting if they are wool or 100% cotton could shrink up to 8%
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Fels Naptha soap is a petroleum based product...it is a good thing laundry pretreater, but be careful of it....as it can fade the fabric...I know we used it on the ranch for everything from bug bits to getting tar out of dad\'s jeans.
Fels Naptha Soap is a fantastic stain remover and pre-treater. It works especially well on oil-based stains. Just rub the stain with a wet bar of Fels Naptha Soap. Let it sit for a while and launder as usual. It works great on baby clothes which have formula stains.