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I have an older Millie (2008) with IQ. I was having a terrible time with obstruction notices. I couldn't figure out what was going on and had a friend (an award winning APQS user) come over to see if she could determine the problem. I was also having a problem that I could not move the head easily. Turned out that a couple of my wheels on the carriage were loose so nothing was working smoothly. She tightned the wheels and adjusted them and checked how the carriage was now riding to be sure everything was running smoothly. I have not had a problem since. It had nothing to do with the IQ but everything to do with the APQS carriage. I didn't seem to be having a problem with my stitch regulator but if the carriage is not riding smoothly and easily along the rails, I assume this would affect the stitches. Just for your information, I do 99% of my quilting with the IQ and not freehand. I hope this helps.

So sorry you are struggling with this, Umi. I am unable to help but I hope that someone will see this soon and be able to provide some help.

Hi I’m praying some can help me I have APQS with IQ I keep getting obstruction. My Machine is very stiff coming towards me and when I switch off to manual of the IQ and Quilt freehand and use a stitch regulator the regulator doesn’t work the machine won’t sew if I have the machine or manual, then I can sew freehand it will sew, but machine is still very stiff

Lynda, I’ve read about this situation. One person said the marks would come and go. Oh no! I have several quilts marked with the blue markers so I hope they are gone for good.

Your suggestions were much appreciated, but after ignoring the problem for a couple of days, I went into my sewing room today, and the marks were all gone! I had left the top spread out on a table, and it's been rainy for those couple of days, so I guess the humidity finally reached the magic level in the house to cause the marks to fade away. I'm surprised--after so many years, and most of the time the quilt was in a higher humidity environment than it is in this house, which is air-conditioned. So my problem seems to have solved itself. Wish my problems all solved themselves so effectively! Lynda

Vinegar or a combination water/vinegar/baking soda

Dawn dish soap?

Maybe baking soda and water? Cold. No heat

I got into my unfinished projects and found an old top (like maybe 10-12 years old) that I had marked some quilting designs on with a blue water-soluble marking pen. Almost all of the marking has disappeared over the years, but not all. And the marking that's left won't come out with water. I've also tried 91% alcohol and hydrogen peroxide with no results. Anybody know what I can do to get these marks out? Lynda (no longer in the mountains of NC)