[quote=Carol W]
Originally Posted by Tweety2911
If your machine sews at an even tension when you are straight stitching then your tension is fine. Are the feed dogs up or down. Personally I keep my feed dogs up it gives me better control. Feed dogs down you can slide your quilt sandwich with more ease. Don't give up! Do you have someone who does FMQ that can show you their technique? Good Luck, keep at it, someday you will be so greatful that you did!
I didn't know that you could keep your feed dogs up.
Leah Day keeps her feed dogs up but then says she uses a glidder/slider and covers them up...so am wondering what the object of having them up is. She also says she gets better stitches this way. Anyone know why? I have a brother embroidery and sewing machine combo, do I need to get just a single hole throat plate, every where I look I read that this is a must. Can I just tape an index card with a single hole in it or do I need the ridgidity of the throat plate? Any help you can give me is much appreciated. Also eveyone is talking about bobbin temsion, my bobbin case does not come out, you just drop the bobbin in, is there an adjustment somewhere that I have missed? Thanks!