Dolphyngyrl

Have you tried purcchasing a generic foot to see if it will work for you

Yooper32

You say you have a "darning foot". That is what you need.

quiltin-nannie

An oven liner (rather than supreme slider) and a pair of garden gloves with the nubs on them is what works for me. I tried without either and couldn't move my fabric at all.

Weezy Rider

How old are your Kenmores? Some in the 80s were made by New Home (Janome bought them) so a foot for a New Home should work. Does either of the machines have a 2 position foot lift? Pfaff did on older machines.
Leah Day does have a a tutorial for a floating foot.

Here's a link to some sewing feet for Kenmore. If none of these, generic high or low shank whichever you have should work. http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/ken...sser-feet.aspx

grandmary

I don' know if it will help you or not, but I've noticed less pull on the fabric when the stitch length is set on zero.
And lots of practice.

WMUTeach

Are you dropping the feed dogs. When I was learning, I often forgot to do this. Keep trying it is a most relaxing way to quilt quickly. Also play music while you are quilting. It helps you keep a smooth flow to your stitching.

MaggieLou

If they are the older Kenmores use the embroidery foot if you have one. It works the same way.

carolynjo

I agree that it takes about 8 hours of practice to get the feel of FMQ. Look at where you want your needle to go, not at your needle; it isn't going anywhere. HAVE FUN.

Vitality

FMQ basics video by Leah Day:
http://youtu.be/6nz0QwNv1AA?list=UUk...FUs4W4mZnuuqEg

How to MODIFY a free motion/darning foot… which makes it WAY BETTER
http://youtu.be/uwbNPgnP8r4?list=UUk...FUs4W4mZnuuqEg

misseva

I have a Kenmore that I bought in early 90s and it has a darning foot that I use to free motion quilt. I set stitch length to zero and my feed dogs do not go down.