Teri Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 I did a search for this, but couldn't find it. My fabric is bouncing and unless I have one hand on it and one on the handle, it's pretty difficult to stitch accurately. Teri in ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Mine does that when I baste without the SR. I get motion sickness when I watch it. Don't know the answer, but maybe the quilt is not taught enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 I think that you don't have your roller tension tight enough either. Good luck, and be sure to let us know the solution. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 After checking that the top is tight enough, perhaps the problem is the rollers are too low. That is, the top drapes over the plate. The top and back should almost float between the plate and the hopping foot. You shouldn't see the outline of the plate poking up. If they lay on the plate, you may have lots of bounce from the vibration of the machine. If the rollers are too high, you may have the same prpblem because there is too much play and the needle may drag the fabric up and down.Tweak your rollers and see if that helps. Just a thought. Linda Rech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teri Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Thank you for replying. I'll look into the roller height, Linda. Teri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltaholi_518 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Oh, dear, I had that problem when I started out. Your rollers are TOO tight. You should roll it tight, and then back off untill it looks relaxed, but not sagging. You will get better results all the way around (tension, needle flex, etc) when the quilt is "relaxed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Your quilt is too tight. Tight like a drum is not the answer and too saggy doesn't work either. It's flat and smooth but not so tight that you can see the thread in between the seams or the blocks and borders are getting distorted because it's getting pulled too tight. Back off a little on the tension of the rollers. You should have a fingers width distance in between your top leveling roller and the base plate of your machine. Some people have their front roller (quilt top roller) too high, also. Check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teri Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I'll check the height of the top leveling roller. I will also make sure my quilt isn't too tight. Thanks to both Caron and JoAnn. Teri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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