Originally Posted by
cowpie2
I've tried every type of set up for the machine, but nothing helps. I can sit on the couch or in a comfy chair and hand sew for hours.
Sounds to me like maybe it's not your sewing machine set up, it's the kind of chair you're using to sit in as you sew...?
Kate, you might check out Inklingo.com. Lots of ideas there for hand piecing, and it's actually a neat system for printing your cutting lines and seam allowances directly onto the fabric. Makes it very easy and simple to hand-piece.