..again...I wonder how many women who sew are involved in the design of sewing machines...bet we can count them on one hand! I am right handed and I wrestle with putting on the walking foot of three of my machines....hold the foot, then try to tightened that screw with left hand...tricky!

FYI, sent another message to BL. They replied that creative notions has a screwdriver that I can order or have my dealer order one that is made for the new destiny machine. Hm, maybe I will email them and ask them to send me one for free.

I want some genius engineer to invent a screwless plate! I can snap my feet on, why can't I somehow snap/latch my plate on? There has GOT to be a way to make that a reality. Even the old school slide-on plate like old Singers have seems like a better solution than screws.

My vintage Viking has a plate that snaps on and off as done my new Janome. They make them and have for years but apparently not all machines have them.

I have the same thing with my BL Elizabeth and with the BLCrescendo....I have lots of screw drivers, but like everyone says [my hands are too large also] it's the angle of the stupid thing. I have found one that works and I don't tighten the screws down, just snug so they are easier to remove.

A thought: Maybe put a piece of that rubberized shelf linner on that 'stupid thing' BL came out with so you will have something to hold on to.......I might have to give it a try........let you know if I have success.

I have the Crescendo sewing machine and agree with Lafpeaches the round thing they call a screw driver is useless. I bought a stubby screw driver hopping that will work better. I avoid change the throat plate and some of the feet because of the hassle.

I purchased a set of four stubby screwdrivers on eBay for $4.99 and they work great. I found them listed with the vintage sewing machines.

I had a penny laying in my tray of wonderful things and grabbed it and it worked very well. Better than that dumb thing BL provides, and cheap too.

I have this exact problem, hoping someone has some suggestions. I usually will quit at this point and wait until I am better natured!

About 10 years ago I found a wonderful man who just opened a car repair shop a few miles from my home. He had a coupon in the local paper (so with the coupon I could get new brakes and an oil change for a good price). When I went in and had the work done, as a gift to new customers he gave me a small screwdriver (had the company name and number on it - you know a promo). Well I still use the shop for my cars and I LOVE my screwdriver, because it works on ALL of my machines. Remember we are quilters, and as quilters we think outside the box!!! Try your auto parts store. This is a small screwdriver, but it has a nice handle a little longer on it (almost like a pen).