Originally Posted by Pam
The reason you get the eyelashes is because you are moving your quilt too quickly under the needle. Take a breath, LISTEN to your machine reving up and slowing down with your foot, then make your hands stay with the sound of your machine.
I had a hard time getting hands to coordinate with the foot pedal, but LISTEN, your ear will tell your hands how fast to go.
On a different thread, maybe even a different forum...or a different universe?...a gal gave a suggestion that I want to try. If you have a machine with a manual start/stop button which allows you to start the needle moving without using the foot pedal, practice using that method of running the machine...it will stay at a steady speed and reduce the stress of coordinating hand and foot. With this technique, you can also set the speed of the machine, if you have that capability, so that it not only is steady, but also runs at the speed with which you are comfortable.