Yes, last October using my Designer 1 for one of the first times on my own, my finger slipped & you can't put the presser foot down when you want to on that machine. That was the beginning of the end of my ownership of that machine. Never trusted it again!! Sold it & bought a Viking Emerald 203 that I can place the presser foot & control the needle easier. My finger was sore for a good 2 weeks, didn't get infected, thankfully.