I have just begun a new technique as I finished a quilt because in holding squares to be sewn the ends would tend to separate....Following a suggesting on the board, I am lowering the stitch length at the beginning and at the end of the row. It just takes training to remember to switch but I do like the results. Technique:start at 1.8 and go up to 2.0 til the line reaches the end 1/2" and change to 1.8.