[ATTACH=CONFIG]603755[/ATTACH]Thank you all of you for your quick replies. I have never heard about a left homing machine. I have a hard time with 1/4” seams in quilting. And it’s rough to even learn to line up fabric. I think the model is C55A and I am sending a picture. Perhaps cleaning and oiling it will help but it seems like there should be a way to center the needle. I am planning to send for the manual. Thanks again.