leloy, I walk my hand in front of the foot, and that helps. (I actually spread my hand out around the foot to keep the top as smooth as possible around the foot.) I also go very slowly, one stitch at a time. Usually I have sewn the top with extra borders all around so I do not need to baste so close to the edge of the top.
An easy solution is to invest in some water-soluble thread from Superior and use that an inch down from the edge. You don't even have to use a basting stitch. If needed, you can add a line afterwards a quarter of an inch down.
Edit: I should add my setup is not a Bailey.
Last edited by Prism99; 02-19-2018 at 02:31 PM.