Originally Posted by
wishfulthinking
Thanks everyone, for your suggestions. I checked the things you mentioned. The accufeed was engaged and the screw was tight. If I hold the foot by the "ankle" the foot itself will wobble side to side where the hinges are. Hope that makes sense. Maybe that's normal. I know it has to move up & down to go over seams & such, but side to side? Maybe I'll try it again tomorrow. If y'all like it so much, maybe I'm the problem. I do think the straight stitch plate that came with it is good.
Mine does not wobble side to side at all, so I think you may have gotten a lemon. I'd bring it back to the shop and explain what's going on and ask them to try it on their machine. That way you'll be able to see if you're doing something wrong or if it's the foot. But I get no wobble side to side.