The finger on the left side works for me and slowing down as you get to the end of a seam. Right now, my big Brother doesn't like my foot pedal, so I am having to start and stop the stitching via the button on the machine. I am so glad I have it, but it makes using a stiletto a bit hard. I do want to start using the leader/ender concept to start making scrappy 4 patches, but just haven't started yet. First you have to cut some squares and then decide whether you want to use a single constant or mix it up. Too many decisions, when I just want to get a project finished. And there's all those little triangles (from the snowballed corners) that I still have to sew. Their going to finish at 1 inch. I'm a little bit crazy, I think. But, aren't most quilters??? "smile"

I LOL at the computer making the satellite substitution for stiletto. Heard a joke recently--the guy confessed to his neighbor by email that he had been stealing his WI FI. Computer corrected it to read "stealing his wife".

That's what I've learned to do. Works like a charm.

I've found that when it starts going "wonky" I need to tighten my foot. Not the foot so much but the "shaft" part that the foot snaps into. Seems like the machine vibration loosens the screw that holds it in place. So holding the left side of the foot might work for me.

I also use a wooden skewer to hold those tips in place. However, I've never mastered getting perfectly stitched quarter inch seams. So I make mine a little bigger and cut down to size.

I use my purple thang or a pair of tweezers. You aren't doing anything wrong--it's just what the machine likes to do.

that is a great tip...works every tome!

Barb in Louisiana, I use the leaders enders system,, a good way to get started is when you finish a project cut the left over scraps into 2", 2 1/2', 3'' etc, then you have some scraps to do leaders and enders. Quiltville's Bonnie Hunter has freen patterns on her website Quiltville.com. you will be working on two quilts at one time.. and yes most quilters are a bit crazy... LOL

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I use the point of my seam ripper to hold the material as it feeds through the machine. I also stop and slow down as I near the end of a seam to readjust the fabric if needed. This is anything you are ding wrong. It happens with a alot of machines and just a little alteration in how you work is the best solution.

peace

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