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'?
4 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!
The stripe fabric sashing is great with this. I'm in the midst of making my first crumb quilt and think I'll steal your idea. Silly me. I thought making crumb blocks would actually decrease my scrap bins.
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