I did a stippling design meandering from the center out.
I used Coats & Clark Star Machine Quilting100% cotton thread size 50. I used approximately 3 bobbins, winding each was relatively easy with the Handi Quilter bobbin winder. I did have a problem winding one bobbin but realized I did not have the thread in the tension disc and once I did this it wound without a problem.
I cleaned out the bobbin and case with the brush each time I replaced the bobbin, lots of lint, and placed a drop of oil on the hook where the bobbin basket and the hook meet (page 15 in the user manual). I did not have any oil come up onto my fabric.
I did notice when I got to the end of a bobbin I started getting some looping of my threads. As soon as the bobbin was changed the problem was solved. This meant I had to pull out these threads and tie them off before resuming my stippling. To tie off my threads I threaded a sewing needle with the thread tail and inserted them into the batting, thus hiding them.
As I moved the quilt sandwich it did slip over the edges on the right and left. As you can see in the picture I have ironing boards on both sides to catch the fabric. My DH darling husband has a plan to add strips to each side of the table to keep the fabric on the table without the use of the ironing boards.
Well, that's all for now! :)
