Cheap batting is awful-arrrgggg

I have spent 2 days fussing around with the machine that I
do most of my quilting on. The poor thing has been cleaned
within an inch of its life. Threaded a zillion times. Every
configuration of needle/thread/tension/pressure imaginable made.
The thread kept breaking and breaking while free motion MQ'ing.
I spent a lot of time trying to find a burr somewhere too.
DH said try a different quilt. I have been trying to get through a
pile of charity quilt tops and this one had been pinned with
cheap poly batting. That was the problem. When I tried a quilt
sandwiched with a hobbs cotton batt the machine sewed like the day it
was new. Jeez. Hopefully I can get through the stack of small quilts
without a problem now. Anyone tries to pawn off any more of that
cheap poly stuff is not going to get a pleasant response!
It really pays to use quality materials.
Taria, happily stitching again!

Months ago I started quilting one with poly batting..... It's now partially
frog stitched. I've had good luck with Hobbs and will stick with it.

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"Taria" wrote in message
news:cwQle.1396$vK5.199@trnddc03...
: I have spent 2 days fussing around with the machine that I
: do most of my quilting on. The poor thing has been cleaned
: within an inch of its life. Threaded a zillion times. Every
: configuration of needle/thread/tension/pressure imaginable made.
: The thread kept breaking and breaking while free motion MQ'ing.
: I spent a lot of time trying to find a burr somewhere too.
: DH said try a different quilt. I have been trying to get through a
: pile of charity quilt tops and this one had been pinned with
: cheap poly batting. That was the problem. When I tried a quilt
: sandwiched with a hobbs cotton batt the machine sewed like the day it
: was new. Jeez. Hopefully I can get through the stack of small quilts
: without a problem now. Anyone tries to pawn off any more of that
: cheap poly stuff is not going to get a pleasant response!
: It really pays to use quality materials.
: Taria, happily stitching again!
:

This is great information for my free motion class. Never thought
about it before because I always use Warm and Natural.

I have used poly a couple of times and did not have a problem but I do
like the results either.

Thanks for the info.

Mary

http://community.webshots.com/user/moondancewa

Taria wrote:
I have spent 2 days fussing around with the machine that I
do most of my quilting on. The poor thing has been cleaned
within an inch of its life. Threaded a zillion times. Every
configuration of needle/thread/tension/pressure imaginable made.
The thread kept breaking and breaking while free motion MQ'ing.
I spent a lot of time trying to find a burr somewhere too.
DH said try a different quilt. I have been trying to get through a
pile of charity quilt tops and this one had been pinned with
cheap poly batting. That was the problem. When I tried a quilt
sandwiched with a hobbs cotton batt the machine sewed like the day it
was new. Jeez. Hopefully I can get through the stack of small quilts
without a problem now. Anyone tries to pawn off any more of that
cheap poly stuff is not going to get a pleasant response!
It really pays to use quality materials.
Taria, happily stitching again!

Don't know what your problem was with your quilt or your machine but it
wasn't the poly batting. I use it all the time and never had the problem
you discribed. To each his/her own I reckon.

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"Taria" wrote in message
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I have spent 2 days fussing around with the machine that I
do most of my quilting on. The poor thing has been cleaned
within an inch of its life. Threaded a zillion times. Every
configuration of needle/thread/tension/pressure imaginable made.
The thread kept breaking and breaking while free motion MQ'ing.
I spent a lot of time trying to find a burr somewhere too.
DH said try a different quilt. I have been trying to get through a
pile of charity quilt tops and this one had been pinned with
cheap poly batting. That was the problem. When I tried a quilt
sandwiched with a hobbs cotton batt the machine sewed like the day it was
new. Jeez. Hopefully I can get through the stack of small quilts
without a problem now. Anyone tries to pawn off any more of that
cheap poly stuff is not going to get a pleasant response!
It really pays to use quality materials.
Taria, happily stitching again!

Well I usually don't have a problem even when I occasionally
use poly but this was pretty thick and cheap stuff. Some of my
local guild pals are pretty good at making tops and I don't mind
quilting and another friend binds. This batting came with a rogue
top. I have been quilting and sewing a lot today on everything
but this stuff and not a problem. DOn't know what the stuff
was but it was awful and it definitely was the problem.
TAria

SNIGDIBBLY wrote:
Don't know what your problem was with your quilt or your machine but it
wasn't the poly batting. I use it all the time and never had the problem
you discribed. To each his/her own I reckon.

cheap vs more expensive does make a difference for hand quilting, so I
imagine it would be the same for machine.
FWIW, I was using a lower priced poly when I needed to (I prefer cotton
personally), and I would often get frustrated as threads would catch on
my dry skin, etc. Then I tried Hobbs. What a dream poly to use. I'll
never go back to a different one unless I have to.

Marijke
in Montreal

Taria wrote:
Well I usually don't have a problem even when I occasionally
use poly but this was pretty thick and cheap stuff. Some of my
local guild pals are pretty good at making tops and I don't mind
quilting and another friend binds. This batting came with a rogue
top. I have been quilting and sewing a lot today on everything
but this stuff and not a problem. DOn't know what the stuff
was but it was awful and it definitely was the problem.
TAria

SNIGDIBBLY wrote:

Don't know what your problem was with your quilt or your machine but
it wasn't the poly batting. I use it all the time and never had the
problem you discribed. To each his/her own I reckon.