Originally Posted by Holice
I always wonder about the quality of the free motion quilting with the feed dogs engaged. Appears to me that the feed dogs are pulling your bottom fabric one direction while you hands are trying to pull the fabric in another.
This is what I have always found, and I find that I have to fight against the feed dogs, and my shoulders get sore. I have a friend tht leaves her feed dogs up, and she lowers her foot pressure, and she does professional-quality work, it's beautiful. So I guess you have to find what works for you.