Originally Posted by
Tartan
The most valuable tool for me was being able to control the speed on my machine. I set it to half and put the pedal to the metal. This allows me to concentrate in moving my hands and quilt in a smooth manner.
I agree with this!! If you have an older machine without the speed control, you can put a piece of wood in the pedal to limit your speed..this works very well for FMQ and for teaching newbies to use a machine.