Would you believe that I spent all morning yesterday fighting with those butterflies. I’d decided to use my free motion foot so I wouldn’t have to keep twisting the quilt top around. Every inch or so, the metallic thread would shred. I changed feet….. no luck. I went slowly…. I went quickly. i finally got the top and antenna of a large butterfly done… only to find that the corner of the quilt top had been folded over, and I had to unsew it all.
I had a nap! In the evening, I worked on my class sketches.
This morning, after trying one more time with a different free motion foot, I put my applique foot back on the machine! Voila! Sewing like a charm, unless I tried to push it backwards or sideways. I guess, any extra pressure on the thread cuts the metallic winding. Twirling the quilt around so I was only sewing forward, I was done in no time at all.
Top is all finished now, backing is ready, all I need to do is cut the batting the right size and load-her-up.
All is good again….. and I’m not afraid to use this thread for the quilting now. Whew!
wanderingquilter 
I have never used metallic thread but in a seminar I recently attended, a Topstitch needle was recommended. It has a longer, deeper groove above the eye for the thread to rest in as the needle goes through the fabric, causing less friction. Maybe worth a try if available.
Yes, I will be picking some up when I’m back in Canada next month. Until then, it works well in my quilting machine, and that’s all I will need it for right now.
Good morning………………I do not have a quilting machine but always have trouble with metallic thread in my regular machine..it is a painful operation but well worth the look when you are done.
Bb
So sorry you have to go through such troubles.
Remember the little winter quilt I’ve made while in Kuwait for a gift ? I thought I would end up stitching it by hand because of the metallic thread.
Have a peaceful time quilting today.