[QUOTE=Sandygirl;7851762]You should have a "trace" option too. You can trace the area that the machine will be stitching the image in. Then adjust the size of the tear away needed. The trace opting sends the needle around the perimeter of the design space. I use it all of the time. What machine do you have?
I have a Brother PE-770 I bought new. It does have the trace feature, but I am hooping the stabilizer. Are you not hooping the stabilizer?