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For those who use one of these specific machines for FMQ - are you using the optional QB-S convertible quilting foot and if so, does it "hop" like a darning foot?

My primary machine is a Janome 7700 and it's equivalent QB-H foot is stationary when FMQ. My travel machine is the Elna 860 (it's the twin to the Janome MC9900 combo machine) and I just tried FMQ on it for the first time yesterday. The hopping of the QB-S is very distracting and I was very surprised that it hops - don't see any little arm that contacts the needle bar like on a darning foot, so there's no modification a la Leah Day to do. Watching it while turning the wheel by hand the presser foot shaft of the machine actually goes up and down, so I think it's the machine making it hop.

Just checking to see if this is "as designed"; I'm traveling so I can't check with my dealer.

Thanks,

Michelle