A long day -

 

 

Today was supposed to be simple - 

 

Test the tension - 

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Pastel Brights - 

Baste down the batting - 

Baste down the top - 

Start quilting - 

 

Nope - not simple - not today - 

 

I tested the tension - 

 

And thought I had it - 2-1/2 on the top - and 185 in the bobbin - 

 

 

I compared it to the tension that I get on my domestic machine - 

 

And it looked OK - 

 

But the bottom looked a little loose - 

 

So I tightened the top a little more -

 

And set it at 3 on the top - and 185 in the bobbin - 

 

Then I proceeded to stitch the batting down across the top - 

 

But I forgot to set it at a larger stitch length - 

 

Which is probably a good thing - 

 

Because I may not have realized that I still had a problem - 

 

Anyway - 

 

I proceeded to break the thread repeatedly - 

 

Before I stitched across the length of the top - 

 

Apparently the top tension is too tight - 

 

Oh, crap!! - STILL?!?! - 

 

Then I pulled out the troubleshooting guide - 

 

To re-check all of the boxes for "thread breaking" - 

 

And - believe it or not - 

 

After all of this time - 

There is one thing that I have NOT checked before - 

 

But I will tomorrow -

 

I just ran out of patience today - 

 

And if that one thing IS the problem - 

 

It's an EASY fix - 

 

And I will kick myself - 

 

For not checking this guide sheet SOONER - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -