Mountains, I can't see how the foot is put on the machine, but I wonder if it is seated properly. The needle (even though it is centered) should be lined up with the groove/notch in the foot. The foot is a zipper/cording foot and the screw at the rear of the foot will unscrew a little bit to release the bar that the foot slides on, so you can slide the foot either to the right or left depending on which side of the zipper or cord you need to be to get close. Do you have other feet for your machine?