Originally Posted by Sarabela

Let's see if I can explain the problem. Since I didn't buy a Singer FMQ foot it doesn't work exactly as it should. When the needle is up the screw that holds the needle in lifts the little lever on the foot above the spring making the foot lift up so you can move the fabric. The needle bar screw on my machine doesn't go up high enough to raise the lever so the foot stays down on the fabric so you can't slide the fabric around. A rubber band above the spring raises up the foot enough so the fabric is free to slide. You don't get the hopping motion this way but it works.