Kitsie

Are you also using a straight stitch presser foot? I lift the foot then slip the next corner up to the needle, raise the needle just enough to slide the corner under, lower needle then foot and continue.

EasyPeezy

Starch your fabric heavily before cutting.

Gay

Totally agree with the leaders & enders, and yes - starch first - love that starch.
And I don't use the needle plate with the tiny hole - I break too many needles.

labtechkty

[QUOTE=sweetana3;7742559]Using a leader piece of fabric is a good method. It keeps even pressure on both threads and out the back. I also agree with sharp needle[/QUOTE


That's my suggestion as well..Good luck.

Shorebird

Save your scraps...cut them into small squares, put two of them together, and sew on the diagonal, using those as your leaders...........my machine ALWAYS has a leader or ender under the presser foot...............and it is amazing how fast I can piece enough squares, 4 patches, half square triangles, etc to make a scrappy top.............no more reusing the same scrap and wasting time and thread

coopah

I do that, too! It works!

itssewfun

I recently had that problem with a fabric I was using for a project. I put it a #8 needle and used the single hole plate. Sometimes the tiniest burr on a needle can cause a problem. Don't try to sew over pins with a small needle. Ask me how I know.

NJ Quilter

Yes, leaders are your friend. I use just any old single piece of fabric, sew through it and then slide the end of the triangle right up to it and don't have issues. Perhaps it's because I also starch (everything) pretty heavily? I use a regular foot and throat plate (no single hole on either) and don't have issues. Don't use particular needles/threads either. Maybe I'm just lucky.

dottiemae

I agree with everyone else, but I will add. I have had this issue when I didn't slide my piece close enough to the needle. If it was to far in front of the needle when I started to sew my machine would eat my fabric. So I learned to make sure my fabric was in the "sweet" spot each time. no more fabric being eaten. hope you figure it out.

johnette

The only thing that worked for me, even though I did all of the above, chain piece, leaders, hold the threads, but my machine still ate the corners, was leave the needle in the up position. This seemed very contrary to everything I had been taught, but it worked for me. I don't have a single hole foot plate, so couldn't try that.