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Inserting (or changing) the Needle

Figure 7

The needle that is in the machine when it arrives at

your home has been used for 20 minutes of testing. It is

possible that it could be damaged in shipping or as you

remove the machine from the box. For these reasons,

we recommend that you replace the needle before

beginning to quilt with your new machine.

1. Move the needle bar to the highest position by

turning the hand wheel.

2. Conﬁrm that the power is off and that the machine is

unplugged.

3. Loosen the needle-bar clamp thumb screw (see Figure

7) enough to assure that the needle can be inserted all

the way up to the top of the sight hole.

4. With the scarf (small ground out section/dip on the

back side of the needle just above the needle eye)

facing the hand wheel end of the machine, and the long

groove down the front of the needle facing the bobbin

case side (see Figure 7), push the needle all the way up

into the needle bar – until it can go no further. Look

into the sight hole to verify that the butt of the needle

reaches the top of the sight hole.

5. Carefully tighten the thumb screw. Over-tightening

the thumb screw will result in damaged threads or

stripping of the screw hole. Stripped holes are not

covered under warranty. To avoid over-tightening the

screw, ﬁnger-tighten only.

The foot is adjusted at the factory and should not be

moved without consulting your dealer.

Adjusting the Hopping Foot

SIGHT

HOLE

Note: Changing the needle is recommended for each new quilt

loaded on the machine or any time the needle becomes bent,

dull or burred.

Needles are inexpensive and are important to the success

of your project. Plan to change needles every 5-7 hours of

quilting or more often if working with a lot of fusibles or heavy

materials.

Needle/Thread Selection Guide

Needle Size

14 (90)

16 (100)

18 (110)

20 (120)

Threads

Silk (100 wt) 60 wt., monoﬁlament,

glitter, some metallics

60 wt., 50 wt., 40 wt., monoﬁlament,

glitter, metallics

50 wt., 40 wt., 30 wt., metallic

30 wt., 20 wt., 12 wt.

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