Hopefully the saga of my sewing machine is over (to refresh, I brought a brand new Brother QC1000 at the beginning of the December, it's been back to the workshop twice due to skipping stitches when free motion quilting, accompanied by some very odd sounds), it got back from the workshop Monday and I tried it out straight away, it skipped stitches instantly, being optimistic I changed the needle, but it was obvious it wasn't working from the sounds. Took it back into the shop Tuesday morning and they agreed to replace it, but they didn't have one in, so I picked a new one up today. They also gave me a 50 dollar gift card as an apology for my troubles.
So, fingers crossed! I'm tired and my neck is giving warnings of spasm, but I think I'm going to try it straight away!
Anne