Originally Posted by DonnaB
After reading everybody's comments on this subject, I have tried for the first time the on/off button on my Brother. I did ok, have a 50/50 likeness to this, and will continue to try it. With the 1/4" seam, my material got caught in the needle a couple of times, so have to overcome that problem.
If you are talking about when you first start out piecing, just use a 'starter' piece of fabric. You can keep a stack of squares near your machine and sew them together..using them as 'starters and enders'. When you end your sewing, leave the 'ender' under the presser foot, it will be your 'starter' so when you begin the needle will not eat your fabric. Before you know it you will have a project of starters and enders all sewed together...and you don't have all those tails of thread to trim.