Quote Originally Posted by K. McEuen View Post
The tight and tiny stitches tells me that your quilt is "dragging." You need to support the weight of the quilt in front of the machine so that it feeds in easily. You can do this by resting it on your arms, your chest (if you happen to have a built in shelf like me) or even loosely tossed over your shoulder. Any pull on the front of the quilt makes that machine and walking foot struggle to pull the weight through and stitches shrink up.
Agree 100%. You have to get the drag off from the walking foot. Does your sewing machine have a large flat area all round it, like an extension table or the sewing machine is dropped down below the surface? Are you using the "fluff and stuff" method to mound the fabric up in a well around the walking foot? How about holding the fabric up from below with one hand on each side of the walking foot? Sew a few inches, reposition the fabric, reposition your hands, and sew a few more inches. Its slow, but you will get there.