crafty pat

I use a darning foot and a spring loaded needle always make sure to drop the feed dog's. Go slow until you get the feel of what you are doing. It is a good idea to take scraps and make small sandwiches and practice before you start with a quilt. Welcome to the board.

pokeygirl

You will need a darning foot for FMQ. Go to Craftsy.com. They have good classes to take. You will need a Walking Foot if you want to SITD. Welcome to the board.

bettysew

The best answer I can give you is Practice, Practice, Practice. Good luck with your new endeavor.

Lori B.

Welcome from Michigan!

RugosaB

I realize this is a late response, but I wanted to add:
When I started fmq, I used what was available for my machine, a darning foot. It worked fine but after 3-4 months, it broke. I was in the middle of something so tried my open toe foot. My machine has a button to lower the feed dogs, and a dial to set the 'darning' tension. With both of those activated, my open toe worked just fine and I've been using it ever since.
(I read on the net that many people were experiencing a broken darning foot so I didn't even bother to replace it)

GrammaNan

Welcome from the foothills of the Colorado Rockies!!!