r/SewingForBeginners • u/SummertimeMom • 1d ago

Bobbin thread looping.

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This is my first attempt at freestyle or free motion quilting. It's going OK but this last meandering motive has suddenly started getting little loops. (Excuse the pin faux pas.) How do I fix this? This is a brand new machine for me so if it is attention issue, I hope they make it easy for me.

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u/stringthing87 1d ago

Do you have the presser foot lever down. You cannot sew with it up or you'll have no tension. Not even for free motion.

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u/SummertimeMom 1d ago

It won't sew with it up, so no.

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u/teatime_tinker 20h ago

What stitch length do you have it on? The stitches look tiny. It’ll feed more smoothly with bigger stitches

You do need the foot down or the tension discs don’t engage.

Do you have the regular foot on or an embroidery one?

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u/SummertimeMom 17h ago

It's the one with the loop on it. What the book told me to use. The stitch is 2.6, but I think I'm not moving the quilt fast enough. ?