Oh dear, what a mess today, thread kept shredding, took me 2 hours to sew this out. Jean xx

That's a cute design. Good luck for tomorrow.
Hugs, Lidia

very cute!!!
I love the design. can you tell me where it came from?

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by jeanfoz 21 Jan 2016

Emblibrary, Jean xx

we all have days like this, it turned pretty cute in the end. ~hugs~

Some days nothing at all works. I also had problems with my machine thread tension. Took me hours, until everything was ok again.
Hugs, Angelika

I have a bad white spool of thread and learned to lower my top tension whenever I use it. Also a new needle can still be the culprit. It turned out though and is very cute.

I know this is silly, but when I have this kind of trouble I change the needle , change the the thread, and change the bobbin and keep on stitching and do not worry which one caused the problem! Kay

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by jeanfoz 20 Jan 2016

Thanks for your advice, Jean xx

Frustrating when things like this happen and sometimes it is so hard to figure out what is happening. Do you know the old tip,"Trouble on top,problem on bottom. Trouble on bottom, problem on top." I always start with it when thing are going wrong and usually it helps.
Your design is cute anyway and the back won't show!!She is sure to love anything with "Her" puppy on it.

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by graceandham 19 Jan 2016

Yes, my teacher taught upper tension is lower tension, so when you reset the bobbin, rethread the top, too.

by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

Thanks for the tip, Jean xx

Gorgeous design!!Sorry about Hic Cup..Happens to us all sometime or other!!!

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

I love this design, Jean xx

My good friend just got a Westie! So, I'm collecting Westie design for her right now.

That just happened to me yesterday. Took hours to stitch something out that should have taken 30 minutes. New needle did not solve the problem.

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

And I thought it only happened to me, machine has now had a clean (it wasn't that dirty) and I will try again tomorrow. Thank you, Jean xx

there we both probably had the same taste. I find the design great :-)) hugs Maria

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

I love this design, thanks, Jean xx

It is cute and what an effort to stitch it out!

I left a comment for you in the Community section under your post there.

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

Thank you, Jean xx

It is TOO cute!! Worth it in the long run.

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

Thank you, Jean xx

It still looks very pretty on the front and that's what counts, right? Put a line of waterproof glue over those loose threads to keep them from easing through to the front over time. Be careful not to get it on the fabric where it will soak through to the front.

Yes we all get this one day not sure why but it turned out ok hugs

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

I will try again tomorrow, thanks, Jean xx

Well, despite your problems, it looks great...is it one color that is giving you problems or all of them? Sometimes you get a bad spool or a part of the spool is not good...and black is known to shread more than some other colors because it takes more dye that can weaken the thread..

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

I didn't know that about the black, it was 2 colours playing up, machine all cleaned up & ready for tomorrow, thanks, Jean

I think we all have had this experience at least once....cute design even though it was frustrating for you......

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

I'll try again tomorrow, fingers crossed, thanks, Jean xx

It is lovely. I bet there is burr in the needle. Sometimes the needles are defective. It feels wrong to switch a new for another new needle, but if it fixes the problem...
Better luck next time with that thread.
Sue

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

Thanks Sue, it is a new needle, but I will try another one, Jean xx

I'm so sorry you had such a long and difficult time with this project. But it was worth the effort. Well done.

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by jeanfoz 19 Jan 2016

Thank you, Jean xx