I am a novice quilter, trying machine quilting for the first time on a very large quilt. I'm doing really well so far with in the ditch quilting using cotton thread. However, part of the quilt has many different colors in sequence, so I wanted to try out nylon thread for that part. I tried it on a sample quilt sandwich, and had two problems:
- The thread kept breaking, even though I lowered the top tension a lot. This was so impossible that I gave up.
- For the brief stretches before the thread broke I found that I didn't like the look. It was shiny, and it showed. I was using clear nylon .004 thread. Does the smoke color really make a big difference?
Is it worth persisting, or should I give up and just pick a color of cotton thread that goes moderately well with most of the fabrics? Thanks for your help.