Originally Posted by
Dolphyngyrl
pulling the fabric too fast which is bending the needle would be my guess. I had that problem when i first started practicing FMQ
I agree. If you move your fabric too fast, the needle doesn't have time to completely come out of the fabric, so you catch it and deflect it. Doesn't take much. Because the needle is being pulled out of it's correct path, the needle goes down at the wrong angle and hits the plate.