anniemueller Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm finally progressing to custom work, on my own quilt;) And I've noticed a problem that I haven't seen before. When I stitch through thick areas of the quilt, where there are seam allowances that create thickness, I'm losing the tension on the top thread of stitches. After I cross over to a more "normal" level, the tension is fine again. It actually looks better in these thick spots on the back of the quilt than on the front. Any suggestions for how to deal with this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm finally progressing to custom work, on my own quilt;) And I've noticed a problem that I haven't seen before. When I stitch through thick areas of the quilt, where there are seam allowances that create thickness, I'm losing the tension on the top thread of stitches. After I cross over to a more "normal" level, the tension is fine again. It actually looks better in these thick spots on the back of the quilt than on the front. Any suggestions for how to deal with this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Annie I'd probably loosen the bobbin tension and tighten the upper and see if I could get it to behave through all of it. I have not noticed this problem on any of my quilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Annie I'd probably loosen the bobbin tension and tighten the upper and see if I could get it to behave through all of it. I have not noticed this problem on any of my quilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Sounds like needle flex. I would try Heidi's solution and read Dawns topic on needle flex (not sure if there's a video). Slowing down in the thick areas could help also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Sounds like needle flex. I would try Heidi's solution and read Dawns topic on needle flex (not sure if there's a video). Slowing down in the thick areas could help also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Annie When I am getting loose to thread it is because my top thread it to loos. I have my bobbin set where it is supposed to be and then make any adjustments on the top tensioner. Unless you have VERY thick seams this should fix the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Annie When I am getting loose to thread it is because my top thread it to loos. I have my bobbin set where it is supposed to be and then make any adjustments on the top tensioner. Unless you have VERY thick seams this should fix the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted June 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I did loosen my bobbin a little and tighten the top some. Just that little bit of change helped quite a bit! Thanks....you guys are so awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted June 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I did loosen my bobbin a little and tighten the top some. Just that little bit of change helped quite a bit! Thanks....you guys are so awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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