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Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I actually taped the backing to the dining room table so it was nice and smooth. then I added the batting and then the quilt top. I started in the middle making sure it was all nice and straight with no wrinkles. then I pin based the top about every 4". When I turned the quilt over it looked very good so I thougt I was good to go. I do think the suggestion of FMQ the center of each block before the SID rows was a good idea. I could also have messed things up by removing the pins before FMQing the blocks. However, I straightened them out really well before doing the FMQ so I thought it would be OK. I used a darning foot on a Singer 15-91. I removed the pins so I would not sew over them or the foot get caught on them. I think perhaps a better way for the FMQ would be to baste the area really good. It just seems like when I do FMQ and I have only done it twice, it always winds up not staying taunt and when I get to the end I always have the puffy places. I have tried adjusting the presser foot tension but I am not sure that is the problem. Anyway, I don't think I can take out the stitches because they are very tiny and I will keep on trying. I am sure there are youtube videos on FMQ that I should check out. Again, thanks for your help and ideas. This is the greatest place for all things concerning quilting know how.