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Your tension is too tight. Increase the tension to a higher number, then check the stitch with a scrap piece of material to see what the stitch looks like. Also your thread makes a difference.different treads on bottom and on top will make you stitches abnormal.
Check your stitch sample. Dollars to donuts it's the top thread bird nesting (also called thread nesting) under the fabric. Issues appearing under the fabric is usually top thread related. Problems appearing on the top of the fabric is usually bobbin thread related.
Remove the top thread from your machine.
Be sure to start with a brand new needle.
ALWAYS RAISE the presser foot and rethread the top.
Check your stitch sample. The loose stitches under the fabric--are they actually top thread???? Usually,stitch problems under the fabric is a result of a top thread problem. In this case, it could be bird nesting.
Remove the top thread from the machine.
Install a brand new needle.
ALWAYS RAISE the presser foot.
Rethread from the beginning.
Does this machine have adjustable pressure settings for the presser foot ? If it does, reduce the pressure. The softness and bulk of fleece makes it tend to bunch, so less pressure is very helpful. A wide presser foot with a very flat bottom may also help.
Reduced presser foot pressure is helpful for most knits, very much so for stretchy fabrics. Fleeces are usually knits.
Using a stretch stitch also helps. If you don't have a stretch stitch, a very small zig zag is helpful to provide some give to the seam.
try a new needle try a different thread top and bobbin try adjusting the top thread tension one number or letter at a time higher sewing on a scrap piece of paper till the stitches look normal make sure the top thread does not come off the thread take up lever
try adjusting the top thread tension and see if that helps also try changing the thread. also change the needle--make sure it's the right needle for the fabric being sewed.
This sounds a lot like you've forgotten to lower the presser foot. (this leaves the tension discs open and causes serious issues below the material.) Double check that and if still having issues post again.
Sounds like a bottom tension problem, to be sure I would have to have a look, I would suggest you have it looked at. Not sure about the materials you are sewing and have serious doubts as to whether the machine you are using is up for the job and will give you a satisfactory finish. It is possible a "walking foot" machine is what you need.
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