I have a Janome and have had the same problem. I now have a single hole needle plate and drop your feed dogs. Make sure you have a quilting needle in your machine. I wear machinger gloves. All of these things make little differences that seem to add up to better FMQ. The is also a mat you can put in your machine bed that is supposed to make it easier to slide your quilt. I haven't tried one yet but was told they are helpful. I recently saw one on the Jinny Beyer site.