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  1. It attaches to the top of the machine with heavy-duty double stick tape. The easiest way would be to purchase a Dritz Cone Thread Holder, Heavy Duty at Joann's. You can always find a discount coupon. Then cut the thread rod to a shorter length, and stick it to the top of you machine using double stick tape. You may need to put something on the bottom of the cone holder if it is not flat. Cardboard or part of one of those plastic yard signs cut to size would work fine. Best of luck with your MacGyver project. Cagey
  2. Kim, You can also try buying CRC electrical contact cleaner at Walmart or the same. Unplug the connectors. DO NOT spray it into the female USB plugs or any female plugs on your computer or Millie. Spray it on the actual plug and then while still a little wet plug it into the female plug to clean those contacts. With temperature changes in the house, corrosion can build up on the contacts preventing good electrical connections. I am glad to hear that you are up and running once again. Best of luck to you. Cagey
  3. Kim, It sounds to me as if you have not tried disconnecting the Quilt Path system, as you said "it stopped stitching but kept following the pattern on quilt path". Have you tried to see if the needle continues to go up and down, and how it actually quilts without Quilt Path connected. I believe you have to know if the car runs without difficulty first, before you turn on the autopilot and let it drive itself. If Millie will not work properly in manual mode, fix those problems before turning on all the bells and whistles of Quilt Path. Best of luck fixing the problem. Cagey
  4. I would suggest disconnecting/turning off the quilt path to see how Mille quilts. If you are still having skipped stitches, rethread the entire machine. Hopefully, this will fix your problem. If so, then turn on quilt path and finish your quilt. Best of luck. Let us know what fixed your problem. Cagey
  5. ValarieJ; You just need to spread the load over a larger surface area than the four table legs presently provide to protect your carpet and carpet pad underneath. We say your table including Millie weighs in at 600 pounds. If each leg has a 1-inch foot, this means that there is 150 pounds of weight on top of each leg. With the vibration of of quilting, this weight over time can damage the carpet and pad. All you have to do is spread the weight load over a larger surface area to protect the carpet. You had to right idea with the 2x4s, but I believe that is overkill. I would suggest you go to Home Depot or Lowe's and purchase a 2-foot by 2-foot piece of 3/4 plywood. Have them cut the board down into four 1-foot by 1-foot squares. Depending on the store, they normally will give you one or two free cuts. Then cover both the top and bottom of the boards with carpet that matches your present floor. Place the Millie table on top of the squares. The 150-pound of weight under each foot is now spread out over 144 square inches, which reduces the weight to a little over a pound per square inch. Using 1/2 inch plywood and making the pads 6-inch by 6-inch would lower the tripping hazard as you walk around the table, and still do a good job of protecting your floors. The military does the exact thing when they place plywood under the rolling stock wheels to protect the floors of the aircraft. Think how much stress stiletto heels can put on a floor. Best of luck with your project. Cagey
  6. I'm not sure if this is where to put this, but here goes..I just received my new Quiltpath system and installed it on my Lucky.  The video tutorials are for version 3 (same as on the APQS YouTube).  I printed off the manual and it shows pictures and prompts for version 4.  I've made it as far as trying to stitch out a pantograph.  I chose the trace option but wasn't happy with the placement.  I tried to make a change to the width of the pattern and now nothing seems to work.  Do I delete everything and start from scratch?

  7. Sylvia Is the circuit board no longer being made or is it just out of stock for awhile until it can be manufactured again? While the machine head is close to 20-years old, it is disappointing that APQS does not have a replacement board or a facility that can accept the circuit board and repair it for quilters. It is sad to see a high quality machine to be made obsolete because of an old electrical part. If you are or were the original owner, it makes you wonder how APQS is going to stand behind the lifetime warranty. Finally, contact a local automobile repair facility and find out where they send their older model circuit boards for repair. Then contact that facility to see if they would be willing to take a look at your circuit board. I had to have an older model car circuit board repaired and it cost $250 to have it repaired. Best of luck getting your machine up and running soon. Cagey
  8. My personal belief is that the quilting/stitching will not show up enough on the quilt sandwich to go through all this work. Now it you are talking about having the writing as a large quilt block in the quilt top, you could use an embroidery program to stitch out the words if you have an embroidery machine. Personally, I have found that there is normally a quilter in my guild that will gladly embroider something like this for me at a rather inexpensive cost, and it will come out in a much higher quality than I probably would have achieved. Everyone has their talents, so sometimes it is better to share those talents of others. Best of luck with your project.
  9. Not sure why your pictures are not visible, but they would probably help with your sale. Best of luck.
  10. As a George owner, are you describing the needle going up or down or making a single full cycle when you say it is "stitching by itself"? If so, I would try warming up your machine and then adjusting the needle up down button. I think this video might help a bit, https://www.apqs.com/needle-adjustment-fluorescent-fight-machines-video/ Best of luck fixing your ghost George. Cagey
  11. Peach, I might suggest that you choose a thread brand/type and then quilt using only that thread type for a few sessions to get used to it. It will help with your tension issues. When you switch bobbins and thread brands/types you probably will have to make small tension adjustments. When you are first starting out, you want to keep as many things the same as possible so quilting is enjoyable verses being a challenge. Get a donation quilt or two from your local quilt group and quilt your heart out on it. Then when you return it, you will never see any of its mistakes again. The person that receives it will cherish it, and you will have gotten great practice quilting from it. Have a great time using your new George. You will love it. Happy Thanksgiving. Cagey
  12. BonnieJ; Why don't you take a picture of your bobbin winder, so we might be able to assist you better? A picture is worth a thousand words. You can also try taking your bobbin winder to a sewing machine repair store. More than likely it is driven by a small sewing machine motor that can be repaired, oiled, brushes cleaned, etc. to get it running in better form. If you have not oiled the wheel axel that that rubs agains the motor spindle put a few drops on it. Look for some small threads wrapped around the axel binding things up. Is the eyelet that feeds the thread to the bobbin aligned with the bobbin. If it is off to one side, it might be putting more thread on one side of the bobbin than the other. Bobbin winders need tender loving care too. Best of luck fixing your issue. Cagey
  13. I flipped the picture for you. Best of luck with the sale.
  14. I did a quick internet search for them online, and you can find them on Ebay for sale. Though I was surprised how much they are going for. Anywhere from $8.00 to $20.00. You could try PMing the original poster, though they have not been visited the site since 2019. Just hover over their name and you can see when they last visited and you can message them through the site. Best of luck finding what you are looking for. Cagey
  15. Check with Lauren at https://boldnotionquilting.com. She was 3D printing the foot in question, but I am not sure how the project worked out in the end. I did not see them on the website. Best of luck finding one. Cagey
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