It's taken me a lot longer than anticipated to finish the quilting on this whirlygig table runner. The Aurafil thread broke constantly. I called the place I purchased my Janome from and he suggested changing the needle, which I had already done, and using the single hole needle plate but still I continued to have problems. It was the upper thread that shredded and broke each time but before each break the bobbin would start making a noise so I think the problem comes from the bobbin. I am considering trying a different upper and bobbin thread the next time to see if that makes a difference.
By the time I had dealt with all the thread issues I was sure I was going to hate how this table runner turned out but I am quite pleased with it. I did tight swirls (not very round or as successful as I had hoped) and then a looser quilting around the outside. I rather like the effect of dark and light that this has created. It's all a learning process!
I have spent far too much time again scouring the quilt blogs looking for inspiration and did see a triangle quilt that has peaked my interest. It's similar to the Christmas tree runner that I made in style but not colour. I have two other table runners to quilt yet but hey, a girl can always start another project in the meantime!
Happy quilting!
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