Sheila S. 79 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I have a customers quilt and it has very think seams, like when points meet. I am not sure the machine is going to go over them without breaking a needle. These seams are very thick. Should I try to do this quilt or just say I can not do it. I will be doing a pantograph on it, if I decide to do it. I have a Lenni and love it and do not want to break it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeidiP 268 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Is it consistently thick or just at seam intersections? If it's consistently thick you can raise the hopping foot, but not more than four business cards. Sheila S. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dbams 402 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Shelia, if you go slowly over the thick seams, you should be OK. Not so easy to do when you are working on a panto from the back, but you can do it! Sheila S. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila S. 79 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 The thickness is only at seam intersections. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sharon Deming 144 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I also have a Lenni. I had a quilt top with really thick seam intersections, recently, and decided to be on the safe side. I quilted it from the front with an all overall pattern which could be easily re-routed to avoid the big seam bumps. My customer agreed on the pattern and understood my reason for wanting to do it that way. Because of the seams, I always slow down for pantos. Let us know what you decide. Sheila S. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cegates 195 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I can handle thick seams by going very slowly - or at least I thought I could until I did a heavily pieced batik top. I broke countless needles on this top and really messed up my machine for a while. The batik fabrics have a tighter weave and some of the seam intersections were just impossible. If the fabrics are regular quilting cotton, just go really slowly. If it is made of batiks I would recommend a quilting plan that avoids those trouble spots. You may be able to clip and press the seam allowances to reduce the bulk. Carol Sheila S. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecmoore 14 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 The way that I approached that was to mark the thickest points on my pantograph overlay prior to doing that row, and then "rerouted" the pantograph around them. Sheila S. and InesR 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greenmtn 14 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I have done several with thick seams where several points meet. I did not have any needles break. I did pantos from the back and I did find it would "push" me off my line when I approached some of these bulkier areas. I just slowed down and curved back onto the panto line when possible. I would suggest a panto design that can accommodate potential bobbles and not look skewed. Mine were very organic and flowing and you could not really tell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LisaC 569 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I recently quilted a flannel quilt for myself which had pinwheels with a super bulky center intersections. I used my circle maker to create large circles with the center of the pinwheels being the circle center; the circles interlocked and created another secondary design, but avoided the intersection. If I didn't have a circle maker I would have done an all over like Sharon so I could avoid those intersections. Good Luck...........excited to see what you chose to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sheri Butler 364 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 i'd avoid it like the plague, but that's just me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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