Originally Posted by
Bree123
***CORRECTION***
Oops! So glad for the other members of this board. I completely blanked out last night. Do NOT use the reverse pattern foot for FMQ. You want to use a Darning Foot (otherwise called a FMQ foot). It will barely move if you use a reverse pattern foot on it. My apologies.
I'm trying to learn to FMQ, too. Haven't bought the slider yet. I did buy a silicon spray that is supposed to help but I haven't used it yet.
But I did buy an open toe FMQ foot. The one that came with the machine is acrylic and has a closed toe with lines and while it works great, it's difficult to see what I'm doing through the closed toe which, though clear, reflects the light. I could not bring myself to break it, as Leah Day suggests. So I bought another one on Amazon. The open toe foot is metal, has a large opening, and I like it much better because I can see the quilt under the needle. Cheap, too, about $7, I think, and fits my Brother 450Q just like the one that came with it.