Re: Sulky 12 wt. cotton thread on sale

Gorgeous!!  Now I want some! LOL

-Irene

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:25 -0500, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
<quilteacher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>It works GREAT in the sewing machine- but you have to use a size 16 or 18

>needle.  I have used both 50 wt. cotton in the bobbin and (poly) bobbin 
>thread with it and both work fine.  I want to use the 12 wt. thread for a

>whole cloth type of quilt- a very small one, since that's not my thing-
but 
>I want to see how it looks.
>
>Okay- I did a quick practice piece on some scraps.  Top and bottom fabric

>are very tightly woven 100% cotton fabric and the batting is Warm &
White- 
>all are pre-washed.  I used a 16 topstitch needle and the top 12 wt.
thread 
>broke within a few stitches, so I changed to a size 18 needle.  It worked

>great.  I didn't have any bobbin prewound with a thinner thread, so the 
>bobbin is a 40 wt. cotton thread.  I loosened the top tension one whole 
>number- big mistake!  I have loopies on the back, and this could have 
>contributed to the little blurbs of thread on the back when I changed 
>direction.  There is also a pic of the buttonhole stitch that looks
almost 
>like a narrow braid on the edge of the appliqué.  (And I did NOT do any 
>warm-up quilting, so it's not very even.... I *can* do better!   LOL)
>
>http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2498536920060435514ACVhqK
>
>HTH
>
>Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>