Originally Posted by
cathyvv
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Then I figured out that the needle doesn't go anywhere but up and down, so I needed to watch how I was feeding the fabric through the presser foot. ..
I've only been quilting since July but I remember reading early on the trick of never looking at the needle only at the fabric, the guide or whatever. Thankfully it was a habit I picked up early. I find that if my eye does wander to the needle, I become sort of hypnotised and mistakes happen then.