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Super glad you got the machine to cooperate! Great idea -- love the quilt and the stats on there.
Hooray!!  Joyce |
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 Taree NSW - Australia My motto in life: live by the three GGG’s - be Grateful, be Gracious, be Gorgeous to yourself |
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 Looking out the window at Lake Leman in beautiful Switzerland |
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Lyndhurst, Ohio USA - East Side Suburb of Cleveland, Ohio
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OMYGOSH!! Mary Kay, it turned out way beyond my expectations!! You're doing a fabulous job!
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 It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived ! |
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What a great quilt, Mary Kay! I'm a big GA Tech fan myself, so if you ever need a good home for that quilt, let me know!
My daughter is a Tech grad and I made her a t-shirt quilt with Tech fabric for the sashings! She would have loved something like you have done on this quilt! |
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Retired and loving it,
in the foothills of northwest Georgia, USA Sewing on a Bernina 440QE (BSR and embroidery module) and an Elna Quilter's Dream http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle/  |
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Here it is.... I have been working on embroidering the 2009 Georgia Tech football schedule results (they won the ACC Championship). And I also included a pic of the quilt. Raw edge applique, hoping to get thing ironed on and machine appliqued tomorrow.
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WHOO-HOO!! Do we get some photos as a reward???
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It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived ! |
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Thanks, All!
* I changed the needle to a Embroidery 75/11, which gave a much better appearance for what I was trying to accomplish. * And I reduced the upper tension to 2.25 and * did a thorough cleaning for all loose threads on the interior of the bobbin case area. No more breakage  I did find that the Isacord would shred after so much sewing, so I switched to King Tut, and had no breakage and MUCH better appearance (I was doing a lot of small lettering, and the King Tut was just a better looking thread than the Isacord which seemed to thin (both were 40 weight). And I slowed down the speed to 50% or 75% of the max speed. YEAH! I also figured out that when I actually close the bobbin door on the sewing machine I would NOT get the warning to clean the bobbin case (I never closed it while sewing in the past). Thank you, All, for your advice!!! Mary Kay |
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How about try a new needle, even tho the current one isn't "old".
I feel your pain!! I've been working like a mad-woman to get a pillow top done and finally finished this a.m. Now to complete the pillow. I've blown my goal of noon clear out the window but MIL called and I had to do stuff for her.  Last night I was saying bad things to the proofer for Ms. Haskins embroidery designs. I'm use the Aquamarine Ambiance patterns for pillows and one of the designs had the understitching wrong a few times so I had to really babysit it... same design I needed 4x!!I hope you figure out how to solve our problem.  Joyce |
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I am having problems with thread breaking while embroidering. I am using a Schmetz Gold 90/14 needle, Isacord 40 wt thread on top and have tried both Aurifil 40 or 60 in the bobbin and Bottom Line in the bobbin. UGH!
 I can't seem to figure out what I need to do different..... although now I am thinking that I should stop trying to use the Gold needle and go back to Top Stitch, as I have done in the past. (And am OUT of Top Stitch needles, so will probably head over to Joann's shortly).I also just recently had my machine in for an annual check-up and got all the software upgrades that it was due. I have also been regularly getting an error message telling me that I need to clean the bobbin case...... It's just not my day for success in finishing my current project.  I would sure appreciate some advice on what I should try to do different for more success! Thanks so much!!! |
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