Originally Posted by newbyquilter
I am a newbie too, I am very intimidated by my sewing machine...I know how to thread it but have trouble using it. The whole piece of fabric thunks down and gets sucked into the machine. So I completely hand quilted my first quilt because I was just too intimidated.
Hold the tails of your thread when you start a line of stitching. This will help a little to keep your fabric from being sucked into the machine.