Twilight, i dont get black squiggly lines, i get very colourful zigzag lines - all different colours, very pretty - if they would only keep still i could go by the colours and shapes to quilt hehe lol

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 13:44:00

do you still get migranes coalie or were you just having me on about the swiggly lines lol hehe

oh the rubbish men ars here lol hehe

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 13:48:00

girls... help. i am having a prob with the tension. when i stipple the thread at the bottom is all loose. i hv used the same thread for both top and bobbin. i hv adjusted whatever tension there needs to be done. rang the janome shop and he said to bring it in and get it serviced for $150.00 ouch. what do u think?

hoonguek - 2010-03-04 13:52:00

twilight23 wrote:

do you still get migranes coalie or were you just having me on about the swiggly lines lol hehe

oh the rubbish men ars here lol hehe

still get them often, but have good meds now so can get rid of zigzags within half hour, and head doesnt pound - thank goodness for good drugs.
Twilight stay away from the rubbish man hmmm gosh Twilight !!!!
sorry im sounding so bossy to you today, your like a little kid just looking for trouble today, i have a naughty seat here so hmmm

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:00:00

Alice im having the exact same trouble as you today, i started quilting and underneath is a mess and i too am playing with tension, im going to throw it all out the door soon .........
sorry no help, just keep playing with switches etc maybe.......
can anybody help ???

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:02:00

Alice & Coallies before you tear your hair & throw everything out of the cot, some suggestions to try. How long is it since needle has been changed? Should be changed at least after 6-8 hours of sewing.
How long since machine had good clean & oil? There could be a bit of fluff or thread in shuttle case Give it a good going over & that just might help.
Understand about the bird's nest underneath had that the other day, changed the needle gave it a clean out & hey pesto.

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:09:00

Ok Alice have you got the bobbin in the right way ?
have you tried a new needle ?
have you kicked it and whatever else you feel like doing to it hmmm i will try the last one i think hmmm i will be back ..........

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:10:00

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Crafts/Sewing/Sewing-machines/aucti
on-274310330.htm

Liz if you can see a little look at this

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:11:00

take the bobbin case out there is a little screw that is the tension for the bottom thread just turn very smalll turns see if that works

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:12:00

thanks bhs will go try cleaning, it had a service recently and changed needle last night..............

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:13:00

Alice, If thread is not in one of the tension carriers this can throw out the tension as well.

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:14:00

coalie im in the naughty corner how long do i have to stay lol

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:14:00

coalrange1 wrote:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Crafts/Sewing/Sew
ing-machines/auction-274310330.htm

coallie, had to have a look at the questions for this one, Brought a smile to my face as my Dad had one just encase he needed to do his trouser hems or just a bit of mending, he was in his 80's.

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:18:00

Twi, what have you done now that has put you in the corner?

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:19:00

i will try changing needle, clean again (i did just b4 i started) will check bobbin once more, and twi i will try the little screw. BIG thanks

hoonguek - 2010-03-04 14:19:00

twilight23 wrote:

coalie im in the naughty corner how long do i have to stay lol

Awww Twilight i only said i had a naughty chair not that you had to go on it oh dear lucky i came back in i may of left you there all day ooops lol please come out ;)
Machine going ok now THANKYOU all, it was fluff in the bobbin part.

Alice hope yours is soon ok

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:26:00

bhs47 wrote:

coallie, had to have a look at the questions for this one, Brought a smile to my face as my Dad had one just encase he needed to do his trouser hems or just a bit of mending, he was in his 80's.

aww thats so sweet aye, hehe my dad came home a few times with his fly stapled shut cause zip had broken haha lol

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:28:00

Glad machine is up and doing what it's supposed to be doing now that it has been relieved of the fluff. hheeeee

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:32:00

coalie, why do you need a naughty chair? Surely you don't misbehave? Not you!!!!!!!!!! lol hehehe

bhs47 - 2010-03-04 14:33:00

bhs47 wrote:

Twi, what have you done now that has put you in the corner?

i looked at the rubbish track men when they went past

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:34:00

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=275141658

aww this is so gorgeous, i have asked if seller will possibly send, its pick up only awww

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:35:00

bhs47 wrote:

coalie, why do you need a naughty chair? Surely you don't misbehave? Not you!!!!!!!!!! lol hehehe

me oh no hmmm not that i know of ah well nothing ive been caught doing anyway haha

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:36:00

ok me out of corner ok

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:36:00

twilight23 wrote:

i looked at the rubbish track men when they went past

hmmm and threatening to write on that poor guys auction haha like he didnt get a big enough shock yesterday having his auction pulled haha lol.
Twi you better be good while your grandies are there aye, dont want them learning anything haha

Edited by coalrange1 at 2:38 pm, Thu 4 Mar

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:38:00

How is it Alice ?

lol i have to keep editing spelling is bad today

Edited by coalrange1 at 2:40 pm, Thu 4 Mar

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:39:00

wow coalie that is in better condition that the one the tosser had lol hehe i didnt know janome made these aswell

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:40:00

twilight23 wrote:

wow coalie that is in better condition that the one the tosser had lol hehe i didnt know janome made these aswell

lol Twilight haha, the seller isnt answering my question :( maybe we will have to pick up in the Twilight Express ?

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 14:45:00

yes we can go ine the twilight express, coalie the power plug looks different????

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:56:00

wat a pity my parents have left dunedin they could have pick it up and droped it off to you

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 14:57:00

twilight23 wrote:

wat a pity my parents have left dunedin they could have pick it up and droped it off to you

send them back Twilight haha lol
aww that would of been perfect aye hehe oh well im probably just not meant to have it aye, we will see what happens.
yup really strange plug !!!!

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 15:02:00

Alice are you ok did you fix it ?

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 15:28:00

i found with stippling if i moved the fabric too slow or had the tension too loose the underside was a god-awful mess. use a practice sandwich and just run through a straight line, putting the tension(top) up a notch each time till it looks right... when i do it i also label what the tension was beside each line for future reference.

liz_taylor - 2010-03-04 15:51:00

Evening all, everyones gone quiet ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 18:48:00

Hello all, have been really busy today, daughter-in-laws sidekick away on holidays and they are absolutely snowed under so I have been loading from home. Isn't the internet wonderful. Still haven't got the rest of the quilt cut out and from the amount of work in my inbox won't be until next week, looks like I will be at it all weekend.
That chenille is lovely Coalie, have seen some patterns, using it, in the Australian Patchwork and Stitching Mags I get from the library but I have to say it is very expensive. I have bought quite a lot of fabric from Rossville Quilts in the States and it is soooooo much cheaper. Takes only a week to arrive, Marcia has a wonderful website and fat quarters are only $2.20 - $2.20 US so even with the exchange rate that is awfully cheap compared to what we pay here. Sadly I think the retailers here have got very greedy. Sorry if you think I am being unfair.
Anyway won't be around much for about the next week I think so keep sewing and think of me stuck in from of the computer doing really boring stuff - yes it is boring stuff.

franny8 - 2010-03-04 19:19:00

Hi Franny, whew what alot of work you have thankgoodness you are feeling better and able to help. i googled the website, theyve got some lovely stuff it could be very tempting thankyou.
I hope the next week flies by so you can get back to your quilt. Will think of you :)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 19:53:00

site looks good franny... i had been thinking about doing some research into if buying from the states would be cheaper... *runs off to weigh a fat 1/4*

liz_taylor - 2010-03-04 20:14:00

yay coalie got the sewing machine yay

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 21:05:00

twilight23 wrote:

yay coalie got the sewing machine yay

yay i did oooh tis exciting :)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 21:18:00

Sweetdreamz all :)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-04 22:10:00

nite coalie

twilight23 - 2010-03-04 22:26:00

*Wake up* *wake up* tis another sewing day ahead of us yay - we will be thinking of you tho Franny.
Have a nice day everyone :)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-05 07:57:00

ugh.. morning, i refuse to be cheerful as get the feeling i'm gonna get slammed by another migrane

liz_taylor - 2010-03-05 08:05:00

Sigh, after a week of migraines, have decided I will be staying home during the day, aside from doc's appointments and pre-school runs. If i get hit by a migraine while out, i'm stuffed cause i can't take my meds. *Prepares to become a hermit* <--- Just put this on my face book. Seriously though, dont wanna be behind the wheel if i get hit by one of these... I HATE being a hermit but i've done it before (before i went on preventers) and i know it's best for my health and bubs.... How well do you think hubby will respond to a request to be driven to the fabric shop?

liz_taylor - 2010-03-05 08:15:00

Morning Liz, aw im sure your hubby will take you to the fabric shop ;)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-05 09:27:00

morning all :)
glorious day here
just taken dog for walk at the lake it was so peasefull there
liz im sure hubby will take you to fabric shop. you never know there might be something he likes
i checked out that website was really nice

twilight23 - 2010-03-05 09:43:00

morning you lovely quilters. have cleanred machine, changed thread and needle and such an improvement. only very slight loose thread under so still needs a bit of working. thx. liz,, dont think of yr headaches or anticipating it will come concentrate on what a wonderful day is ahead of u - concentrate on the positives and it will realise that's 'the secret'. hv a wonderful day ladies. sun is out. cheerio. saw the lovely small pink machine .... did one of u get it?

hoonguek - 2010-03-05 11:25:00

Hello Alice thankgoodness your machine is almost ok whew.
i dont know if anyone bought the little pink machine, i was showing it to Liz for her daughter. i bought this one last night -
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=275141658

have a lovely day Alice, ive had daughter and grandy here but am sewing now :)

coalrange1 - 2010-03-05 12:12:00

Well, the weekend is nearly here, and I'm off with my Canteen Quilts and raffle books to the Relay for Life. I so enjoy the positivity of this event. The weather here in Hamilton looks promising and I'm hoping to do about 5-6 hours over the 22 hour period. We have one of our team who is happy to walk in the ungodly hours, my times will be a little more reasonable. Cheers everyone, I'll be back in next week to show you my finished baby's quilt.

yduj - 2010-03-05 12:33:00

hi judy good luck with relay for life this weekend
we will all be thinking of you good luck :)

twilight23 - 2010-03-05 13:05:00

yay bhs won the scrapebookers challage for febuary yay , clever girl :)

twilight23 - 2010-03-05 14:08:00