doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 i was having some thread breaking issues (my thread was shredding) and thought i would share what i figured out: i cleaned my bobbin area and couldn't remember the last time i took my ruler base off and cleaned underneath it...after i took off the ruler base i noticed that my retaining finger was too far into the notch, so i moved it back a bit. then i noticed i had a nick in the hole (where the needle goes through) of my ruler base. using a pair of old paper scissors, i cut a skinny strip of very fine, polishing grit sandpaper and 'buffed' out the nick as well as polished the inside of the hole: i used the skinny strip of sandpaper to 'floss' the edges of the hole... that seems to have fixed my problem...maybe this will help someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 i want to add- this is after i double checked the usual suspects: tension, needle, thread path, quilt sandwich tautness, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks Shannon! Great advice for where to look when the usual suspects are eliminated. Can we see the pretty quilt, please please please.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 it's just a simple E2E with a flange in the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Originally posted by doodlebug it's just a simple E2E with a flange in the border What's the deal with those flanges? I up my price a half a cent when they want an E2E and have a flange. It's like quilting two separate areas and always need SID to make them lay right. They seemed to be falling out of favor this last year, but now I have four in line with flanges again. I like the look, just am not crazy about the SID. I have LQS--Lazy-Quilter Syndrome, you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 LQS- i like it....but it might be confused with Local Quilt Shop, so we should re-acronym it to LLAS lazy long arm syndrome okay- i'm going to take a break and go fling some arrows with my new bow :cool: ps i hate flanges also and increase my price per sq inch for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for the advice on the thread breakage for future reference, but I have to ask because it's just not registering...what do you and Linda mean by "flanges"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 it's a doubled over little 'lip' of a border, usually about 1/4" wide sewn into a 'real' border's seam...it's essentially a flap, and you really can't sew over them because if it gets hung on something, it'll rip/break your quilting stitches and that's bad ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 and you can see how it stands up, so to make it look descent, you almost have to SID it to make it behave and look pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for the explanation, Shannon! Now I see why you would charge more, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 It looks like you are using a swirls pattern board. Am I right? If so, is it from CL or Quiltazoid? Just curious. I haven't quilted anything with a flange, except something that was custom, so it was not an issue. Thanks for the explanation, but it really seems like a PITA to do. When you get to the edge of the flange, what do you do? Tie off in some manor, or do you SID to get to the next spot where you can begin quilting again? I'm not sure how to handle that situation and would love to know, in case I find myself in one. It sure seems like it would be lots of starts and stops. Would you re-start again in the border, or would you do a different border treatment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I don't like those flanges at all! A lot of times they are pulled too tight and the seam is very hard to deal with. I just can't figure out why they want them there. I'm sure it is so they don't have to piece in a 1/4" border but the way they looked after quilting isn't that appealing. I had to SID te one I did and then I still had to give it a steam when t was quilted to make it behave completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hey Shannon, Are ya be a hunter or a target shooter? I used to bow hunt years ago, More relaxing, sitting in the woods, no phone, on people, the sun rising and warming you as you fall asleep and out of the tree sometimes--LOL ---Dave B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Originally posted by Dave-Jane Hey Shannon, Are ya be a hunter or a target shooter? dave- i'm a target shooter right now, but davis says i'm good enuf already to hunt...i won't, as i feel like my yardage judgement is questionable and my sight pins are off...gun season starts this weekend, so i'll be in the woods on the weekends til the end of the year! *ya* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Originally posted by sandradarlington It looks like you are using a swirls pattern board. Am I right? If so, is it from CL or Quiltazoid? Just curious. I haven't quilted anything with a flange, except something that was custom, so it was not an issue. Thanks for the explanation, but it really seems like a PITA to do. When you get to the edge of the flange, what do you do? Tie off in some manor, or do you SID to get to the next spot where you can begin quilting again? I'm not sure how to handle that situation and would love to know, in case I find myself in one. It sure seems like it would be lots of starts and stops. Would you re-start again in the border, or would you do a different border treatment? hey sandra- i do all my quilting free hand- the design is my own concoction i call cotton candy... since the flange is 3D and i don't want to quilt it down- (i'm doing the same design E2E) i quilt each border, hiding my knots in the binding seam allowance. i find it's easier to quilt inside the flange that way, it keeps the hopping foot from moving the bulky seam allowance and distorting the sema line. when i quilt inside the flange, i hide my knot under the flange. i'm not SIDing this one, as the budget doesn't allow... hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 It turned out great, Doodlebug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Shannon...Thanks for the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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