Originally Posted by leloy

I am very new to longarm quilting. I have a midarm 15" Bailey. I am having a hard time getting my basting stitch 1/4 inch from the top of the quilt without it getting under the foot. Any hints or tricks. I've watch every video I can find and they all say to walk your hand along behind your stitching. Am I making this harder than it has to be or does it just take practice?