I had a terrible time quilting this. I used some cheaper thread on my Pffaf and it didn't like it at all. I got very cross at all the shredding that was going on. I stopped and re-threaded so many times I lost count. I tried everything, new needle, re-threading, change tension, clean the machine. It just didn't like it. The same thread worked fine on my Elna, which is okay but the Elna has a small throat space and that's why I bought the Pffaf. The good news is that the cause is probably a burr in the hook. The bad news is the cost of freight to get it fixed. The good news is that I quilted another quilt after this one with some Madeira Polyneon thread using the Pffaf and I didn't have one breakage. So I guess it is quality thread for the quality machine!
The quilt is actually a bit darker than the photo suggests. The flash has washed it out a bit. I'm calling it "Broken Glass" I guess the others will be called Broken Glass II and III. Do you think this what they mean by 'working in a series'?
3 comments:
What a great name for this quilt it looks like a great way to use up all those little bits!
What a lot of sewing! Isn't it amazing how much difference something like the brand of thread makes? My father always says to me like a broken record 'you only get what you pay for', so maybe he's right? But don't tell him I said that, of course...
I like this, and think I should do one, since I have so many boxes of scraps. I normally don't like scrappy quilts, but this one is so different, it really appeals to me! I'm an art quilter, so I think this type of organized randomness is really cool!
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