I have had so many quilting classes- never have been given this important technology explanation or such great coaching on troubleshooting! Thank you👍🏻
Thanks for this column. I chose my current machine, a Janome 8900 QCP, largely based on how well it felt when FMQing. (Many other great features as well). Since buying it about 10’years years ago, I’ve done hundreds of hours of FMQing and eventually found repeatable ways to get a nice even stitch. Everything you mentioned makes a ton of sense; using the right foot also helps a lot! And hundreds of hours of muscle memory. I also tell anyone who asks that part of warming up for a session includes breathing exercises and learning to keep your shoulders and neck relaxed. It can be very zen like since it requires so much focus.
Hi, I used to have a lot of issues with thread breaking for me during FMQ. I tried a lot of things but nothing fixed the issue completely. Until I found a blog of someone with a comparable sewing machine (a Janome DC2010 in my case), with the same problem, who solved it by taping a piece of cardboard over the feed dogs. I tried it and it worked! I have no idea how it helps though. I did have the feed dogs disengaged obviously. Do you have any idea why this would solve it?
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I have had so many quilting classes- never have been given this important technology explanation or such great coaching on troubleshooting! Thank you👍🏻
Thanks for this column. I chose my current machine, a Janome 8900 QCP, largely based on how well it felt when FMQing. (Many other great features as well). Since buying it about 10’years years ago, I’ve done hundreds of hours of FMQing and eventually found repeatable ways to get a nice even stitch. Everything you mentioned makes a ton of sense; using the right foot also helps a lot! And hundreds of hours of muscle memory. I also tell anyone who asks that part of warming up for a session includes breathing exercises and learning to keep your shoulders and neck relaxed. It can be very zen like since it requires so much focus.
Thank you for this information!
This makes so much sense. Thanks so much for this information
Thank you, great information as always.
Thanks, good information, I've had all those problems. I have a Pfaff 7570. I use Aurifil thread as It does does not lint as much and is strong.
E Foley
Love this info.
Hi, I used to have a lot of issues with thread breaking for me during FMQ. I tried a lot of things but nothing fixed the issue completely. Until I found a blog of someone with a comparable sewing machine (a Janome DC2010 in my case), with the same problem, who solved it by taping a piece of cardboard over the feed dogs. I tried it and it worked! I have no idea how it helps though. I did have the feed dogs disengaged obviously. Do you have any idea why this would solve it?