Machine Quilting - Thread Snapping

[katesquiltingadventures]

Hi All!

I've recently started quilting (and absolutely loving it!) and I'm at the stage now where I'm machine quilting for the first time. I basted my quilt and starting machine quilting although a couple of times now when I've tried to sew through the thicker parts of the quilt (where there's a few layers) the needle has started to jar and the thread ends up snapping. Am I using the wrong size needle? or thread?

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!!

[grammaterry]

Is this FMQ machine quilting? If so, you may be going too fast and when you make a curve or change of direction abruptly, your hands may be going faster than your machine and that could cause it to break.

[nativetexan]

well there are needles for various types of stitching and fabric. thick areas can be stitched through but a bit slower than the rest of the quilt. that helps your needle stay straight as it goes through thickness. They can break. is your stitching fine otherwise?
I just found another post on a different forum. Hope you get more help here. Good luck.

[Claire Hallman]

Be sure your thread spool is not being caught somewhere, a thread stand helps with some spools and types of thread. Your needle should match the thread size. Look at Superior Thread website for great info about this.

[CarlieBlilie]

One other thing I found out is that you need to use a finer thread and needle when you are quilting batiks. My thread always snapped before I got the right needle and thread when I was quilting my batiks.

[JCY]

A top stitch 90-14 needle is recommended for FMQ on one's DSM. It's heavier, has a larger eye, & is better able to quilt through those thicker areas.

[kimimiel]

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[Mdtrimble]

What kind of thread are you using? I k ow that some people can quilt successfully with cotton thread, but I’ve found that it always snaps for me, and once I switched to polyester, I haven’t had any more issues with thread breaking.