peglu Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Why is it that when you have the most time constraints that Millie doesn't want to play??? I am finally over my cold and have a day off and am ready to quilt the day away. Quilted all day for 2 days over the week end and all was great. I have 3 days to get this quilt done and have 3 more quilts waiting. This morning, from the get go, nothing is working right. Tension is off, can't get it right. Thread is breaking, and needle up down won't stop. Grrrr! I have the fix for the needle up down (APQS sent me the instructions to make the adjustment), but I don't know what happened with my tension. It was perfect 2 days ago. I didn't change anything. I am quilting on the same quilt, mono on top, so-fine in bobbin, but the top is waaay to loopy. Checked thread path, replaced bobbin, adjusted tension.... What next?? What am I missing? Okay, I'm done venting. I'll have a cuppa, breathe, then try her again. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Okay Peggy. Breath deep! At this point I'd be checking that I didn't have any thread caught in the tension discs or in the bobbin case or casing or in the check spring. If nothing found, then open her up and check the flywheel for thread.. Also, could your hopping foot have moved up or down? Check that it is still at 1 business card width. And of course - I expect you already changed the needle and silly question - it is facing the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglu Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Okay, so I guess I still have a few things to check. Thanks Caroline. You gave me a few more ideas. I'll let ya know how it goes. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Try cleaning and oiling the bobbin case and holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 It sounds to me like the top tension isn't engaged. Are you sure the monopoly didn't slip out of the tension disk or off the little L bar after the tension disk. Hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Blame it on the weather!! and I'm not even kidding!!!! Barometric pressure and humidity play a part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calicokat Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 The weather may not be so far fetched. The last time I had tension trouble come up out of no where like this, the solution was to put that silocone stuff (can't remember the name, sorry!) on the thread -- problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I swear the weather has everything to do with tension. I have had the same problem...one day everything is perfect, the next everything goes wrong.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Sewers Aid! I use it often! I do not, however, submerse my spools in mineral oil! YUCK! If your tension is that far off you've got a problem Houston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saratogaquilter Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Mary Beth, are you talking about your machine tension or your tension?:D This winter is finally getting to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglu Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 And Heidi wins the prize!!!!! An hour and a half later....I discovered that yes indeed, the thread had slipped off the little bar after the tension disc. DUH! All is well and we are quilting along happily again. Thanks all for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yuppers, always always always check your thread path. The other night I was quilting a baby quilt and the top thread tension was HORRIBLE and my thread (Robison Anton cotton) kept breaking and I could not figure out what the HECk was going on... and ya know I was getting mad and lo and behold the thread was not under the little L bar thingie. I fixed the thread path so it was running under the L bar thingie and all was well (plus a little sewer's aid, too, did the trick) Glad you are back up and running.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yeah! Glad you're up and running again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 It just has to be a Poltergeist, just like himself.. can sneak in a place and out, do all kinds of ornery, mean, frustrating and maddening things then slip thru the wall.. Yup, a Poltergeist. Ritar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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