Originally Posted by danade
Oh, and one more thing--be sure your stitch length is set at zero. Very important also. It's very easy to forget to do all these steps--no wonder it's hard to learn.
I've just realised that when, earlier this week, I managed to do some successful FMQ on my Janome for the first time EVER after 7 years of trying, I hadn't altered the stitch length to zero! I wonder if it made any difference?