Your blocks are pretty.
Do you hold the thread ends towards the back of the machine when you start sewing? That has really helped me to keep the threads from tangling or getting pulled down into the feed dogs.
My "newest" machine is from the mid 1980s - so don't know if holding the threads is necessary or not with the new machines. But it really helps with my machines.
I've learned that if I cut the threads too short - then my needle unthreads.
Last edited by bearisgray; 08-18-2020 at 09:04 AM.