A FMQ "lightbulb" moment
Sometimes I just do not think things through all the way. I keep reading about how wonderful Singer 15 machines are for fmq, and since I have a 15-88 treadle I figured, hmm, piece of cake. I purchased a set of Westalee rulers & ruler foot and proceeded to try to teach myself to fmq with rulers on my treadle. The results have been quite mixed. I have a heck of a time getting even stitch length and controlling the frequent stops and starts. Then the lightbulb went off - I also have a singer 201-2 that the feed dogs drop and it sews beautifully, the ruler foot fits, and it is electric. So I dropped the dogs, put on the ruler foot, and oh goodness, how much better fmq is going. This is just great because I am in the process of finishing up a top that I really wanted to do some design work on. Oh man, I could have had a V-8! LOL