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Comment by viki hagan on Friday

I'll give it all a try, lol.. let you know how it goes.

Comment by Robin Haigh on Thursday

I love my HQ Avante also. So easy to use and like Peggy said, easy to work with the tension. I don't have the computer though.

Comment by Peggy Thompson on Thursday

I have the HQ Avante.  One of the things I was told to not be afraid of touching the tension.  Depending on threads that I use and whether I'm quilting with cotton or flannel, I always test it out first before I start in on my quilt.  That way if the thread nests on the bottom I just turn the top tension a whole turn if that doesn't work I turn it two turns back the other way and it usually corrects the problem.  With the thread breaking, if you've already checked your bobbin tension by testing the bobbin and that's not the problem, then give the tension a whole turn one way and see what happens. 

Comment by Carla E Belisle on Thursday

I want to get the HQ handiquilter with the computer, but I need to sale my APQS Ultimate II system,anyone have any idea on the best way to sale it, any thoughts on the HQ Handiquilter? the more I know from experienced quilters, the better I will feel about selling mine and gettting a new one.Thanks

Comment by Carla E Belisle on Thursday

I have an American Professional Ultimate II system and when I quilt on flannel quilts I have adjust the tension always,and I use Kingsmen thread, it rarely ever breaks.

Comment by Robin Haigh on Thursday

What type of machine do you have? I have an Avante Handiquilter and was having the same issue of breaking thread - I had never had that happen before. Turns out the new needles I purchased do not work for Handiquilter machines. It looked like the same needles - same brand (Gros Becker), but it had an MR on the package. That was the only difference. Handiquilter headquarters told me that type of needle will not work. It has a hump in the back of the needle - visible to see. Sure enough when I went back to my old needles no more thread breakage.  I have done a lot of flannels and minky with the Omni thread also and it is great. 

Comment by viki hagan on Thursday

Thanks Beth.. it is the beginning so I can change thread.. I'd double check my needle gauge, can't remember what is on there. I haven't had this issue in awhile so I was leaning toward thread.

Comment by Beth A. North on Thursday

Depends on what size needle you are using, I generally put on a 19 for a heavier fabric such as flannel.  Although an 18 works just as great.  Sometimes the thread is an issue, but if you have had great results in the past.  I have been using Omni Thread on most everything I have been quilting from Minkee, Flannel, Cotton, it goes thru very well.  If you have tested your bobbin on the Towa Gauge and know it to be at the right setting, and the top is set for your thread and did your practice sandwich to be sure is a good stitch, then would not be that.  When this happens to me, I generally change out the thread, expecially if I am at the beginning of a quilt.  If I am in the middle of a quilt, then I know it was not the thread to begin with and check my needle, clean out the bobbin case, oil down there, and move forward.    Also, I would check out Surperior Thread's web site for some wonderful info on deducting what it might be if none of these ideas help.  Most of the time for me, it is the thread or the needle.

Comment by viki hagan on Thursday

Ladies.. help? I have a quilt on the machine that has a flannel back. I'm breaking thread every 10-12 inches.. do I need a heavier thread? different needle? tighter/looser tension? all of the above? lol

Comment by Robin Haigh on Thursday

That makes me feel better. I find it easier to FMQ on my domestic sewing machine than on my long/mid arm. I don't seem to have as much control. But, it sounds like it just takes practice, practice, practice. 

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