My flying geese are usually more like lame ducks. Until I discovered that my machine has a quilting function on it that lines the needle up perfectly to use the right edge of my presser foot. The 1/4" foot is Not accurate with my machine's center needle position and was causing problems. Once I got an accurate 1/4" it made all the difference.
I have a discontinued Brother SQ Project Runway edition (I think it's the 9050). I've only had the machine for three years, so it's not like I had time to read the manual or anything.