Moonhoney - I also have the locking stitch...it does six stitches in one place, but it leaves an ugly knot on the back. Sooooo what I do is this - You will have to hand stitch in your first point of stitching THEN at the end of each line of sewing ONLY let it do HALF of the locking stitches and STOP leaving enough length of tail for you to thread up a needle and bury the ends into the quilt sandwich. Subsequently when you start the new line of sewing it will automatically do three stitches at the beginning, thereby you get a neat locking stitch without the knot!!!! Does that sound as clear as mud as you say over the pond ???? lol!!!