As everyone is pointing out, I have just found that I used the wrong batting, too large a quilt to "be successful" for the first time, I id use a walking foot, and had the stitch regulator on 4 but I completed two STITD rows and am now taking out every single tiny, tiny stitches. Did I say TINY? It looked so bad. I did not have the pins/basting correct (LAZY and wanting to get started too QUICK!) and the two rows "bunched" up and that was totally unacceptable. I have also found that if I am in a "stressful" mood, then I should just stay away from the machine. Instead of starting with the vertical rows first, I am going to do the shorter horizontal rows; I have read to do reverse top/bottom rows as you do the rows; so I am trying that also. I still have one row to take out before I TRY this again! My poor quilt.