Quilting machine hopping foot navigation system

A method of using a sewing head navigator, comprising:

• a) engaging a pivot element of a navigator body to a hopping foot of a stitching device, said navigator body disposed between a pair of hand grippable ends, said navigator body having a top side and a bottom side defining a perimeter edge, said bottom side configured to slidely engage a stitchable material, said pivot element comprising an aperture element and a slot element extending inwardly from said perimeter edge to communicate with said aperture element, said slot element configured to allow location of a hopping foot in said aperture element, said aperture element configured to pivotally couple to an external surface of a said hopping foot of a stitching device to allow coupled rotation of said pair of hand grippable ends of said navigator body about said hopping foot;
• b) gripping said navigator body by said pair of hand grippable ends;
• c) sufficiently forcibly urging said pair of grippable ends of said navigator body to generate movement in said hopping foot in relation to said stitchable material.