DramaMama,, the only thing I can think of is the needle. Is it one that can handle the thread? I'm not so great on this issue, but I know that the needle eye can make a difference. When piecing I use Guttermann for almost all my quilting. I usually hand quilt so the quilting thread is for that. Machine quilting is new to me, but hoping to get into it more this year.

Hope you figure it out, I'd like to know for sure, too. And riddle me this? Wow, I remember when batman first came to TV.