Barnbum,,,,Like Cathe said try the spring on the pressure ft, If that dosen't work, then remove the ft. I have an ole industrial singer (my second machine) that I take the ft off of, and it works great. Just remeber you don't have to move the fabric as fast as the machine is going. Relax your neck and upper arms. Heres a pratice thing I did to get my control of fabric. Take some scraps and make them like mini quilts, draw circles and swirls on them and pratice by following those designs on your scraps, it helps in learning your control and the movement allows you to get the feel of how to move the fabric. Just DON"T GIVE UP, Barnbum your one savy lady and you will have it in no time. I'll be waiting to see your work.......