Originally Posted by lalaland
I find if you set the length for a longer stitch, say 5, you need to FMQ quicker than you do if you set it to a shorter stitch, say 3. If you find little loops on the back of your project, you are not keeping up with your stitch length so you need to practice to see which length you are the most comfortable with and will give you a balancted stitch on the back.
Actually, you can set the stitch length at anything you want,because YOU are the one moving the fabric, not the machine.Even if the length is at 6, with the feed dogs down and the correct FM foot, the fabric won't move - until YOU move it.