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FloridaMissy

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  1. I have a question in regards to the backlash spring inside the bobbin case. I often remove this and use the prewound magnetic bobbins from filtec. I have been winding my own more often lately. Do my test on tension and start quilting only to have a minor little thread that pops up. Doesn't happen very often. All the rest of the stitches look perfect until I took the quilt off the frame. Where each of those little raised stitches are I have a pretty nasty birds nest on the back and then the stitches look perfect on the back etc. I am assuming I'm getting bobbin basklash. Can you tell me the correct height of the little arms in the spring should be? Or do you think it is a different problem. Thank you everyone.
  2. I contacted tech support yesterday and they sent me a large file, take pics and they'll call me back. Last night at 10pm the email bounced back. I divided it up and sent 3. No call. I emailed no response. I called and no one answers and you get a recording that I've reached them after hours!!!!! Very frustrated.
  3. Are you asking about the stylus that drops down inside the stencil for you to follow the groove? If so you would purchase those directly from apqs.
  4. Thank you for all the suggestions. This customer no longer permits me to use any varigated thread on her quilts.
  5. I've been long arm quilting for 10 years now. I don't have too many issues that can't be resolved but I have one that has me stumped. If I put king tut varigated thread in the bottom and do a test all seems okay. I have a customer who just loves the meander stitch and requests it on all her quilts. I've done 3 items for her using the varigated thread in the bottom and I get weird tension issues with loops etc. I think it is a turbo winding issue with the thread onto the bobbin, what do you think? It is very random issue on the back.
  6. I agree with all the above. I believe that it takes a lot of talent to program the computer to implement the design. My point is there is a huge difference between a person hand guiding the machine and the computer guiding the machine. My only influence into quilting was my husbands grandmother and all her quilts were utilitarian in nature. She would cut up old clothing and re-purpose them into a useful quilt. I do the same thing today. I'd rather my family used the tar out of the quilt then it packed away for safe keeping. My wall art quilts are a different story. Paducah has a catagory for "first time entering the show". Some of our local shows in Ohio give an award for best "traditional quilt.
  7. Good Monday morning everyone. Some quilt shows seperate the catagory of long arm quilted computerized and non-computerized but most do not. I get frustrated when entering shows that do not. It is really tough to compete with a computer. I know it takes talent to program the computer program and I appreciate that talent. I hope more shows seperate the catagory. I also hope more of the large shows continue to seperate the professional quilters from the average quilter. Any time that a money prize is envolved they cyle these quilts around the country which is really boring to go to a show and the quilts have been in magazines and all over the place for the last five years. What are your thoughts?
  8. I just wanted to send a big thank you to everyone on this forum who takes the time to post answers to questions. I'm guilty of not posting very often. When I'm having issues with my Millie I know I can search this forum and get great answers. I send out a challenge to everyone to try and post once a week and get our forum content back to where it used to be. Anyone else accept the challenge?
  9. I bought the titanium blades and I had the same blade in my cutter for 2 years!!!!! That is with heavy use. They are impossible to find at your local quilt shop but they can be ordered on line.
  10. I just sent my machine in for a 911 service call. I asked about the spa treatment and if I remember correctly it was about $1400.00 and it was about a month. Plus shipping cost to and from along with any parts required.
  11. Love it! Great color value selection and your quilting is awesome.
  12. Bonnie, great job! She will love it and how appropriate for a music teacher.
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