Sheri Butler Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Ok, question, I\'m currently using a ruler guide on a quilt and am in stitch reg. mode. When I reach the end of my ruler, I hit the blue button (right handle) so it holds in place while I reposition my ruler to continue. Here\'s the problem. "Sometimes" not always, when I hit the blue button again to continue quilting, it\'s NOT in stitch reg mode, and the needle then just continues up and down, and I break thread at the needle. (duh!). Could it be a fuse going bad? Or, what? Any of you have this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sheri: You are taking the machine out of SR mode when you hit the blue button. When you it the second time you are starting up in Non SR Mode. Just stop moving your machine to move your ruler. If needed you could use the channel locks. A fuse is either good or bad and if it is bad your machine will not power up. John . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sheri, To hold your place to move the ruler, use the command button in conjuntion with hitting the blue button. This keeps the machine toggled in the "stitch regulator" mode, but turns the sewing motor off so that you can re-position the ruler. To begin again, hold the command button again and tap the blue button. John\'s explanation is correct--if you\'re just tapping the blue button without first holding in the command button, you\'re canceling ALL the functions, including the stitch regulator. So when you tap the blue button then, you\'re back to manual mode. Hope this makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Originally posted by DawnCavanaugh Sheri, To hold your place to move the ruler, use the command button in conjuntion with hitting the blue button. This keeps the machine toggled in the "stitch regulator" mode, but turns the sewing motor off so that you can re-position the ruler. To begin again, hold the command button again and tap the blue button. I have had my machine for a year and did not know that! I will give it a try and see how it works.......could be quite useful!!!! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Almost 3 years now and I never knew you could do that! Thanks Dawn. I am doing ruler work now and what a difference it makes. Now, if I could just break my habit of wanting to turn the regulator back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I did not know that either! Command + Blue...who knew??? Thanks, John. Thanks Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Neat trick. I learned it last year from someone at the factory. A word of warning though.......... Doing the command blue does not move the needle to the up/or down position (depending on what you currently have set). I think that\'s probably because you can\'t do the needle up/down command while in SR mode. Therefore, when you do the command/blue and the needle is not down, the hopping foot could move as you adjust the ruler to it\'s new location. Ask me how I know this!! Now I always make sure that the needle is down before I do the command/blue. Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks Dawn for the more complete answer. If you have a CQ you could turn the motor on toggle switch on (This overrides the command buton), just don\'t forget and leave it on. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 What a cool new trick I\'ve learned! I had no idea you could do that either! Thanks Sheri for asking the question and thanks Dawn for all the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 See, there\'s a reason to read EVERY post on this chat! I\'ve had my Millie for almost a year, and when I reposition a ruler, I\'m hitting the blue button, moving the ruler, turning on SR, then going again. Nice to save a step! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Thanks, but YES, I do use the command when hitting the blue button. My fault for not speaking correctly! LOL! I will pay more attention tonite when I get back to this quilt....maybe i\'m not conscious of hitting that blue button while holding down on the command button. I figured we all knew to use the command button for all we do. (but then again, i\'m speaking only for me). I\'ll let you know tonite...thanks EVERYONE!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Ok, I\'m a complete idiot. I must not have held down tight enough on that command button, while pressing the blue button. I really watched myself tonite, when finishing up this quilt, and noticed that quilting at a good pace, I really wasn\'t holding down good enough. Thank you sooooo much Dawn!!!!! I didn\'t have one thread break the rest of the quilt. Sometimes it\'s just the littlest things that make ya wanna go "geeze i\'m stupid." LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Sheri, I did the same kind of thing - hit your forehead kinda stuff - when I was just starting out. Couldn\'t figure out why my Millie kept stopping in the middle of stitching - thought there was something wrong with her. Figured out (finally) that my fingers were resting too close to the colored buttons, and every time the machine stopped, I had touched one of the buttons. Go figure...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Barb, that is really the truth. I felt like it made me look like that blonde joke about the turn signals, (Are they on? Answer: yes, no, yes, no, yes, no........) Works, doesn\'t, works, doesn\'t. Guess that right index finger of mine, needed another brain to tell it to PRESS HARDER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Good going, Butler... lol Chalk this one up as a Butler stunt... you and I are painfully aware of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 LMAO you are sooo right Shana! Told ya being a Butler causes stupidity #1 at the most embarassing times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 :P In spite of the unavoidable "Butler Stunts" that we\'ve made in the past, or will make in the future (and yes, we will have more of them) I am proud to be a Butler... Love ya, my Sista! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I agree with all the above: 1) Love you too Butla Sista! 2) we Definitely will have future Butler Stunts 3) Also proud to be a Butler! Hugs to you honey! And, cant wait to see you in May!!!! Count\'n the days! Ya ready for that Butler Hug???????!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I\'m ready, baby... be prepared to be squeezed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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