Silly FMQ Issue: I can't see where I'm going! (if following a pattern)
I finally put my darning foot and plate on my machine yesterday, and practiced some FMQ. I think I actually might like this! After trying some meandering and loop-dee-loops, I used my clover pen to mark the fabric to try following a pattern. I hate to say it, but I must be the president of the I-D-Ten-T club, because I kept losing my place when the direction shifted (I liken it to trying to highlight a textbook going left-to-right if you're right handed or right-to-left if your a lefty). I couldn't see the pattern beyond the shank/needle/foot.
I was keeping a decent speed with my pedal (it wasn't a pretty site if I was going too slow), but keeping my speed AND my place on the pattern was becoming a problem. Any tips?