I sew in my sock feet also. More control on that foot petal seems like. I hope to finish more projects than I start and file away this year. It gives us such a good feeling to complete one. I still take my tops to me good friend with the pattern quilter instead of trying to quilt them on my machine but have resolved to try that on one small project this year. I have a birthday in Jan and will be 81 is that too old to learn. Love the encouragement from this board.Blessings on you all.