thank you so much! I played with it all day. The 'eyelash' description is perfect...I get them on my curves. It is definitely a hand/speed situation. Glad of that...I so didn't want to mess with the tension. I did get better....but finally stopped and practiced with my walkng foot on a spray basted sample piece. The first time I used my walking foot I got puckers everywhere and I am pretty good with thread basting. This was alot of fun! I want to do more than the diagonal lines (hence the FMQ) but at least I can do the walking foot now. At least I hope it will still be successful when an actual quilt and not a practice piece.
Weezy...thanks for the tutorials! Good luck your self. You too, kritterwood. And thanks AZWendy and Ellie!