SherryW

Yes, that's the way it works. I am not good at FMQing, I guess I haven't had enough practice. I tried to FMQ some feathers the other day and they were hideous. It was kind of a sample, and I was going to use it as a table topper, but I'm not happy with it at all. Everything came out good except the FMQing!

elaine80

I just got a Viking Sapphire a couple months ago with a quilting foot. At first it was awful....just couldn't get things coordinated. Gradually I found some things that helped. I use a "supreme slider" under the needle and leave the feed dogs up. Then I set the stitch to 0.0. One thing that seems absolutely necessary is to pull up the bobbin thread each time you start or it gets messed up underneath. I found that I can do a much better job of controlling my stitches if I don't go too fast. My machine has 3 sewing speeds and I set it at the lowest speed. Most of the time I can control the length of my stitches that way and it's beginning to look pretty good. I've quilted 4 quilts in the past 2 months and they are looking better all the time. I even did feather quilting on the last one ...not perfect ...but more than passable. Keep trying, with practice you can do it.

Jingle

Everyone esle is right, its working as it should. Close up of the stitches don't always look good but, look better at a distance and after it is washed and dried. Just keep going and you will be happier with it.

fishhavengirl

You might want to try the "Big Foot" instead of the darning foot. It's bigger and flat made with clear plastic. I had trouble with the darning foot catching in the stitches. The big foot eliminates that and it's smooth sailing. Do you use the silicone sliding sheet underneath your fabric? That really helps with moving the fabric smoothly. Slow as you sew and listen to music it helps get you in sync to free motion.

romanojg

All of these post are right. Go to this site and she does alot with doing FMQ on domestic machines. She'll show you things to do that should help. I don't have a lot of experience with FMQ but wearing gloves either the ones for FMQ or gardening gloves with the ruber grips really does help move the fabric more easily. You'll have to makes sure you have the machine speed down low and go slow. Good luck.
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