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OK - I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not OT - stupid Baby LockQuest Minus
On Nov 21, 8:00*pm, "Gen" wrote:
I don't understand this statement. *I have 3 computerized machines, including the Quest, and when I free motion, all I do is drop the feed dogs, put on the free motion foot and get to work I've never fooled with the stitch length on any of them, because the length is controlled by the quilter! Polly, I know you love your Berninas, but for me, I'll never allow one of those things through my door. *I've tried several and hated them all. *It's a very good thing we don't all like the same thing. Gen Gen, perhaps you're compatible with BL and not Bernina, and I'm the opposite. I'm starting to think that it could possibly be a compatibility issue, though I still believe it's more likely that BL bit off more than it can chew and the Quests that work are the exception ad not the rule. Musicmaker. thinking that it's too bad you already have your Quest! |
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OK - I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not OT - stupid Baby LockQuest Minus
Well, will wonders never cease? I just got the following email from
someone experiencing identical problems!....... "Hi! I am so very glad to have stumbled across this site. I purchased a Baby Lock Quest a few months ago and am having the EXACT SAME problems that you are. I am so frustrated I feel like crying. Same thing as you--when I try to free motion on a large quilt the thread constantly breaks. I'm using King Tut 3-ply, the recommended 90/14 topstitch needles, the tension is good, I do EVERYTHING the way 'm supposed to, and nothing works. My husband or I or both of us have been to the dealer WEEKLY, and they are no help. nice, but no help. We have printed out this discussion board and are taking it today to the dealer and demanding our money back, but I seriously doubt they'll do it. Which leaves me with a $1500 machine tht I can't use. I NEVER want to see another Baby Lock machine for the rest of my life. I have finished a few quilts with it, and when I look at all of the little knots where I've had to tie off the broken thread it looks like the stars in the sky. I'm so sad. We are hard working people, who don't have money for another new machine to replace this one. ~ piecelove" Musicmaker |
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"Polly Esther" wrote: It's so good that you were able to complete your quilt on your trusty old Bernina. That says a lot. First it should bolster your confidence that You are not the problem. This is probably not a good time or place to mention that nothing sews like a Bernina - but I Am a Berniniac. Polly Polly, I'm with you. G I love my Bernina, and I've loved the ones I had before this one. I do know, though, that not everyone shares this opinion and that it's a very good thing that there are other brands out there -- imagine the price of the "only" brand available! Musicmaker, I really feel for you. I had an awful sewing machine at one point (not a Bernina, not a BL), and it was such a relief to finally be rid of it. I traded it in on something better, even though trade-ins don't really get much. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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OK - I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not OT - stupid Baby Lock Quest Minus
That just breaks my heart. I hope we've been able to encourage her too.
Polly "Musicmaker" wrote Well, will wonders never cease? I just got the following email from someone experiencing identical problems!....... "Hi! I am so very glad to have stumbled across this site. I purchased a Baby Lock Quest a few months ago and am having the EXACT SAME problems that you are. I am so frustrated I feel like crying. Same thing as you--when I try to free motion on a large quilt the thread constantly breaks. I'm using King Tut 3-ply, the recommended 90/14 topstitch needles, the tension is good, I do EVERYTHING the way 'm supposed to, and nothing works. My husband or I or both of us have been to the dealer WEEKLY, and they are no help. nice, but no help. We have printed out this discussion board and are taking it today to the dealer and demanding our money back, but I seriously doubt they'll do it. Which leaves me with a $1500 machine tht I can't use. I NEVER want to see another Baby Lock machine for the rest of my life. I have finished a few quilts with it, and when I look at all of the little knots where I've had to tie off the broken thread it looks like the stars in the sky. I'm so sad. We are hard working people, who don't have money for another new machine to replace this one. ~ piecelove" Musicmaker |
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I haven't stitched on every computerized SM - but have put a lot of miles on
Pfaff, Bernina, and Viking. None of them gave a happy hoot what stitch length setting I used if the feed dogs were dropped. Polly On Nov 21, 6:21 pm, WitchyStitcher wrote: Are you setting the stitch length to the longest. I know that it was necessary to do that on the computerized machines because of how they feed the thread. Linda - yes - that's something the BL educator told me so I do it all the time, even on my Bernina, now. Musicmaker |
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OK - I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not OT - stupid Baby LockQuest Minus
On Nov 19, 9:10*pm, Musicmaker wrote:
I swear that the Baby Lock Quest Plus that they sent me "in exchange" for that lemon Quest I had IS THE SAME MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *As long as I was piecing, or free motioning on a thin wall quilt, which were the first 2 projects I tackled, it seemed to work fine, though I did notice that the needle threader caught and shredded the thread in THE SAME WAY THE OLD ONE DID. *Today I tried to free motion a larger, hug sized quilt and GUESS WHAT?!?!?!? *The stupid thing started skipping and the top thread started breaking - Never more than a few minutes of quilting before bamm - broken thread. *changed threads. *changed needles, *changed speeds. *changed top tension. *changed bottom tension. *sometimes it quilted for 5 minutes before the thread broke or skipped. *I'm done. with baby lock. *I'm returning the machine. *I'm demanding a refund. Don't want to ever have anything to do with baby lock again. *I refuse to believe that I, of all the people in the world, CANNOT MACHINE QUILT - having had lessons, classes, talked to the BL educator etc etc etc. *I'm not even disappointed - I'm just angry. *Good thing I save the letter for the President. Musicmaker. period. *end of discussion. What a nightmare! You expect more when you are using a machine that has a name that is a quality brand. I hope you will be able to get a full refund. Keep us posted. julia |
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Musicmaker,
I was out of town for awhile to attend a my MIL's funeral. Just got back and read this message. I was hoping that all your troubles were behind you! I keep thinking "How did I get so lucky with my Quest?". I even FM-quilted three baby quilts (to be donated) a couple weeks ago. I used cheap, Coats and Clark varigated thread and puffy, polyester batting that someone had given me!! No problems! I could volunteer to try out your machine, but what would that prove? It still wouldn't work for you, and you'd have to invest more $$$$$ in the postage and shipping! You wouldn't be the first one to trade in your machine on something else. I guess we all have to find the machine that we're comfortable with. I'm just so sorry you've had such a rough time, and hope that trouble doesn't lay ahead for me. -- Alice in PA http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu "Musicmaker" wrote in message ... I swear that the Baby Lock Quest Plus that they sent me "in exchange" for that lemon Quest I had IS THE SAME MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As long as I was piecing, or free motioning on a thin wall quilt, which were the first 2 projects I tackled, it seemed to work fine, though I did notice that the needle threader caught and shredded the thread in THE SAME WAY THE OLD ONE DID. Today I tried to free motion a larger, hug sized quilt and GUESS WHAT?!?!?!? The stupid thing started skipping and the top thread started breaking - Never more than a few minutes of quilting before bamm - broken thread. changed threads. changed needles, changed speeds. changed top tension. changed bottom tension. sometimes it quilted for 5 minutes before the thread broke or skipped. I'm done. with baby lock. I'm returning the machine. I'm demanding a refund. Don't want to ever have anything to do with baby lock again. I refuse to believe that I, of all the people in the world, CANNOT MACHINE QUILT - having had lessons, classes, talked to the BL educator etc etc etc. I'm not even disappointed - I'm just angry. Good thing I save the letter for the President. Musicmaker. period. end of discussion. |
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On Nov 24, 4:28*pm, "Alice in PA"
wrote: Musicmaker, I was out of town for awhile to attend a my MIL's funeral. *Just got back and read this message. *I was hoping that all your troubles were behind you! I keep thinking "How did I get so lucky with my Quest?". *I even FM-quilted three baby quilts (to be donated) a couple weeks ago. *I used cheap, Coats and Clark varigated thread and puffy, polyester batting that someone had given me!! No problems! I could volunteer to try out your machine, but what would that prove? *It still wouldn't work for you, and you'd have to invest more $$$$$ in the postage and shipping! *You wouldn't be the first one to trade in your machine on something else. I guess we all have to find the machine that we're comfortable with. *I'm just so sorry you've had such a rough time, and hope that trouble doesn't lay ahead for me. -- Alice in PAhttp://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu"Musicmaker" wrote in message Alice - I'm wondering if you've ever free motion quilted a bed sized quilt on your quest? At least a double? That's the only time I have troubles with the new Quest Plus I have. I can free motion a smaller quilt no problems, but have to rely on the Bernina with the much smaller harp to do the larger quilts - which is retarded. I've sent off a letter to the President. In the meantime, before I give up on the quest plus, the next bed sized quilt I have I'll put on the Flynn frame and see if the regulated tension makes a dif. Musicmaker |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:34:50 -0600, Musicmaker wrote
(in article ): Alice - I'm wondering if you've ever free motion quilted a bed sized quilt on your quest? At least a double? That's the only time I have troubles with the new Quest Plus I have. I can free motion a smaller quilt no problems, but have to rely on the Bernina with the much smaller harp to do the larger quilts - which is retarded. I've sent off a letter to the President. In the meantime, before I give up on the quest plus, the next bed sized quilt I have I'll put on the Flynn frame and see if the regulated tension makes a dif. Musicmaker The more and more I think about this, the more it seems to me you may be tugging on the larger quilt in a way you don't with a smaller one. A double quilt is heavy when you're trying to wrestle it through a machine. Maybe it's getting hung up on the edge the table or something. Is setting the machine on a larger table something you could try? Maureen |
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OK - I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not OT - stupid Baby LockQuest Minus
On Nov 25, 7:54*am, Maureen Wozniak wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:34:50 -0600, Musicmaker wrote (in article ): Alice - I'm wondering if you've ever free motion quilted a bed sized quilt on your quest? *At least a double? *That's the only time I have troubles with the new Quest Plus I have. *I can free motion a smaller quilt no problems, but have to rely on the Bernina with the much smaller harp to do the larger quilts - which is retarded. *I've sent off a letter to the President. *In the meantime, before I give up on the quest plus, the next bed sized quilt I have I'll put on the Flynn frame and see if the regulated tension makes a dif. Musicmaker The more and more I think about this, the more it seems to me you may be tugging on the larger quilt in a way you don't with a smaller one. *A double quilt is heavy when you're trying to wrestle it through a machine. *Maybe it's getting hung up on the edge the table or something. *Is setting the machine on a larger table something you could try? Maureen I thought of that too, Maureen - I had the bed quilt all on top of the koala cabinet, where nothing was hanging over the edge and I did everything I knew to keep it from being too bunched or too tight - nothing helped. The fact that another quilter has contacted me about the same problems, and she's also fairly experienced, tells me that the machine is the problem. Musicmaker |
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