Bobbin Size

[quilterkp]

With the smaller bobbin, can you complete an entire row of a panto before running out of thread?

[Hollyrw]

That depends on the density of the panto and the width of the quilt.

[witha'K'quilting]

With some heavily dense pantos I have done with So Fine in the bobbin...I have made it just past one pass of the panto on a queen size quilt.

Holly is correct...it all depends on density of panto, width of quilt, and type of thread! Superior BottomLine thread goes farther than any other thread I have tried.

[barbm]

You'll go even further with the SuperBobs from Superior - prewound with BottomLine.

[LinneaMarie]

Oh, I love the SuperBobs! I even used it in the bobbin of my Bernina and got almost the whole way through piecing a queen size quilt!! Talk about mileage!

[djohns]

Is superbob's prewound bobbins what most of you use in your bobbin? Is this the same company as So Fine thread? I am a newbie and sent for so fine thread cards. I am not sure what I should start with. Should I use the same color on top and bottom at first?

Thanks for the help Denise:cool:

[meg]

yes - same company - superior threads!

[Bonnie]

Originally posted by djohns

Should I use the same color on top and bottom at first?

Until your totally comfortable with tensions in the top and bobbin areas, I would go with the same colors in both...but once you get the tension corrections down, you shouldn't have trouble.

If you are working on a white top and have a darker color in the bobbin, there is always the chance of having a dot show on the top here and there...they normally show in the sharp curves of the quilting or sharp points...but with time and patients you will get it.