Awww Meg, I have a hug for you ((((HUG)))) and a flower too. Some good news is that you aren't where all the devastation is. Is that any help? You are a survivor so you have determination, you are strong, you are woman, let me hear you ROAR!!! Sorry, that's the best I can do at 1:30 a.m. Hope you feel better tomorrow!
Debra

So sorry to hear your Diamond doesn't play well with others.....must be worldwide since mine was throwing fits, too, last evening....at least you know, you're not alone. Know that isn't much....chin up. While i was swearing at my machine, my husband crept into the room and left a large stack of chocolate...it made me laugh. Hugs and hang in there. ********

Meg, I am so sorry for you. I haven't got some good news at the moment, my best friend told me yesterday she had an endometremium cancer and it shocked me as I know personally what she will be going through. So I just count my blessings: I survived, my DH, children and grands are healthy, natural disasters haven't struck where I live and I won't let minor disasters get me down. And I know you won't let that happen to you either. Look at that picture you posted yesterday - that great smile when you were battling bc. That's how we know you! That's who you are.
Here's a B I G hug from the other side of the world (53 N, 5 E to be more or less exact). Take a cuppa, hug your DH and let him take care of you for a while!! Love you. Martine.

Meganne - take a deep breath. I am also feeling down today. We are having some much needed rain - which is good but I keep thinking of all those people in Japan coming to terms with what has happened. I hope all the Cuties out there are safe. Hugs to you Sarah.

Meg, Get some rest and I hope your day will be better tomorrow. Here is a ((((HUG)))) for now.

Mary ann

Meg, I feel awful for you - however the good news is - your design stitched out - on the Elna! My good news is - I got a post card from Yoriko.

ok.. I have no idea if this is even related.. but.. I stitched out many things for my 4-H kids today I was trying to keep my self busy.. and NOT watch the news from Japan.. I get to the "horse sheet" for Ashleigh and all of a sudden the top thread starts looping up... A FIRST... the font I used was a font that came with the machine..I am trying to decide if I should unsew or what...I don;t think it is me.. even thou I am not focused .. I thought about posting a pic... But.. I was so over loaded.. I just decided to STOP.. even me posting this I am not sure if I am looking for an answer or if I am just venting.... My mind is a mess right now...

Take it easy, Meg.
Maybe not even embroidery.
Go work in the garden, or take a walk.
so get your head clear.
Strength and good luck.!!!! *4U

A big virtual hug for you - you should use all the swear words you ever knew at the bad machine (if you haven't already) and be very nice to the good machine. Let them know who is boss!

Stress Less Darl Have a chill pill and look at the rosey side of things theres others worse of than us its just a glitch in the wheel of life Hugs Shazells

Sorry for the bad day! Today is a new one.
Hope it shines for you.
Hugs Bev

Dear Meg,

What's that saying?

When life hands you lemons/limes, go get some salt and Tequila and make a Margarita!

I'm so sorry to read about your beloved Diamond. I don't blame you with the amount of money they cost (you could get a good second hand car!!!!)that you are angry. I hope it all settles down soon. Love and blessings Chris

I cans share some cute news tonight - I was babysitting the grandchildren from 5.30 to 8.00 and upon leaving Ryke looked at me and said "I wish you could stay overnight Nanna!" OOOOHHH my heart just melted and I gave him a big hug and told him he was growing up into such a lovely boy. Don't you just love it when they say things like that?

Love Chris

Tomorrow is another day. Sorry to hear the design and the machine is causing problems. Sounds like you need a break.

Did you give your machine a big kiss and talk to it nicely. Bet you didn't. Probably not the machine but just the mood that you were in. I had problems like this one day as well. I gave up in disgust and the next day every thing worked perfectly. Why, I don't know. Give it away for a while. Best Wishes, Lyn

I think you might be right about the recent tragedies in the world, I know that I am feeling very down with all that is going on. Now what I think you should do is give yourself a break. I know I can't think in clutter. Have you sorted all of the boxes trolleys and cat carriers in your sewing room out. You might as-well put them in your bedroom if you are going to be up all night :) don't speak to your diamond machine for a couple of days.
When you are feeling less stressed tackle it then. I had a problem recently where I could not adjust my bobbin tension at all. I took it to my dealer and he pulled it apart and found a tiny little bit of lint in there. That was what was causing the problem. So if it happens again I know what to do.
The other thing is with all of the moving have you set the machine up properly again? When you are tired it is easy to do something wrong and overlook it as the problem. So tackle it when you are feeling better.
Alice.

Meg, I am sorry to hear of your machine problems.
Mine acted up last week so I walked away from it for 4 days. Now is works perfectly. Maybe you just need to take a break away from it for awhile. I think our machines are being ornery and tempremental. I hope you are having a better day today. Hugs, Mary

this from sewensue maybe when you save your design do you tell it what kind of material you are sewing it on cotton or ? sometimes my diamond does the same thing and I do use iron on stabilizer when doing lettering just for the reason you gave. I really don't know much that is what works for me. have a great day! sue

When was the last time you had your machine cleaned? I had the arm of my 350E come loose , so had to have it fixed. I cleaned around the bobbin area all the time. So when I go to pick it up, I was told it was really dirty. It now sew fantastic and doesn't make any noise.I never took my reg. sewing machine in for yearly cleans but given the nature of an embroidery machine,it will go in for a yearly tune up.

Meg, I know how you feel! I have a Diamond. It doesn't meet all the standards I think it should for the price it is. I feel Viking quality is slipping & I no longer recommend any machine to anyone! I tell them they need to go sew on one, check the warrenty CLOSELY, talk to the dealer, other people that use that dealer, then make a decision. Even tho it won't do a bit of good, I think you should send a message to Viking about the trouble, the quality AND the "chatter" on one of your "very large" internet groups! Am sure it's the middle of the night there, so hopefully the day will be brighter when you get up!! Hugs & roses! Gerry B in Tennessee

Meg,The beast i can do is pray & ask God to lighten your load & put the smile back on your face :):)He will !!Big hugs Carolyn

Hopefully u'r sleeping peacefully now and wake up tomorrow full of vigour and seeing that it will be Sunday then, go to church and REST thereafter. I only took up embroidering when I was 68 and do it as a hobby. Luckily I'm now too old to learn digitizing because I do not have the patience for such finicky things and in any case I do not have the software to do it. Hope u get everything sorted out satisfactorily. Hugs and a lot of blessings.

I had a problem with bobbin showing through on a design I had done when I first got my machine, Innovis 1250 D, the first time it was perfect. then months later same design looked like bunk. Well I took the machine in and they worked on it for bout 2 hours. It was that the bobbin /i used , the one that came with the machine, was a different weight than when I had used before, the pre wound bobbins the gave me when i bought the machine from their store. Ah HA! I had to decide what bobbin thread I was going to use, due to that every time you change your tension changes. So I did that and then they set my tension to that thread.

Well, the design stitched out perfect, they explained that if I left it where smaller designs didn't show bobbin then the entire back of the "letter" would be white, costing me more in embroidery thread. Well darn, but I choose to leave it because I don't do a whole lot of embroidery. I do lots of quilting/sewing. Next time I sat to piece a block, guess what. Tension is not right for sewing. I understand your frustration.

Maybe pick a bobbin thread and stick to it, then once you have done that fix your tension to that thread. Hope that helps. I am sorry you are having a hard time, don't get discouraged it will get better, and remember you are not the only one that has issues with these machines.

Meganne, My designer SE does this occasionally. I find that the problem resolves if I do the following: remove hoop, disassemble bobbin case and clean out stray threads, FLIP THE BOBBIN UPSIDE DOWN, rethread the upper thread making sure the tension of the upper thread is not too high and this may include putting the thread spool on the counter next to the machine instead of using the spool spoke. Cindy

Meganne, Hope you have sorted this problem out by now. You are a beautiful person, full of encouragement and strength for us all. Take a step back and wrap yourself in the love from ALL you cute family and friends. WE LOVE YOU.PLease dont explode....too much mess to clean up and the bits are real hard to put together in the right places. lol, hugs. Helen