kmkmkl Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I have a quilt that was quilted with an Ultimate 1 last year. It has a fairly heavy fleece blanket on the back. Now the threads are starting to break. It was quilted with a high quality thread, So Fine" from Superior Threads. Do you think the weight and stretch of the fleece backing is causing the thread breakage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I think that is entirely possible, especially if the quilt has no batting and is being sat on while on a surface that has some "give" to it, like a mattress, couch or chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Years ago my quilter quilted a king size quilt with just diagonal lines about 8" apart and just making the bed caused the stitches to break. It had 80x20 cotton poly batting and cotton both sides. I would absolutely agree your stretchy fabric is the culprit, especially if it not quilted very heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmkmkl Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 thank you. So you would recommend more dense quilting if the backing is heavy or stretchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Sounds like that would be a viable solution...more dense quilting. Also heavier thread like Omni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneFaye Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Also check your thread to make sure it is not old even if it is a quality thread. Give a few tugs on a length of thread between your hands. If it breaks, it's old and you might as well throw it away. I've never used fleece so I have no experience with it, but using a higher stitch per inch might help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmkmkl Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 thank you. I will check out the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmkmkl Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 These are all a great help. I have an older quilting machine, Ultimate 1, and there is something not quite right in that I can use SO Fine and it works like a charm but any other threads like Omni just breaks and breaks. I would like to be able to use King Tut and even the heavier So Fine but it just won't stop breaking. So I stick with So Fine. Thank you so much for the feed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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