The next day I went to Joann's and asked Joyce, the woman at the Viking Store, what I was doing wrong, or if there was something wrong with my machine. She told me it wasn't my machine and that metallic thread is very to work with. She told me to try using invisible thread (in the same needle) as the holographic thread and also to use a thread net. She suggested I put the thread in a vertical position, which helps minimize twisting that results in broken thread.
I went home and put the invisible thread in the secondary thread stand and carefully pulled through both threads, then holding my breath, I began quilting. It worked!! I was able to machine quilt with ease, but had to pay attention to my thread and pull it carefully whenever I completed a segment. The thread broke only once during four hours of quilting. The quilt is now finished and looks great!
This is a great example of how we quilters can help one another by our experiences. I hope this helps other machine quilters too!
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