A sewing machine comprising: a sewing needle , held by a needle bar , and moving up and down while holding an upper thread (UT); a shuttle , configured to hold a bobbin around which a lower thread (LT) is wound and which is housed in a bobbin case, and cooperating with the sewing needle to form a seam (SE); a presser foot member , configured to press a to-be-sewn article (S) at a sewing position (PS) directly below the sewing needle ; a feeding mechanism , feeding the to-be-sewn article (S) from the sewing position (PS) to a first direction; a needle hole guide mechanism , comprising: a needle hole guide member , provided directly below the sewing needle , supporting a lower surface of the to-be-sewn article (S), and comprising a needle hole through which the sewing needle passes in a vertical direction, and being movable in the vertical direction; and a guide drive portion , driving the needle hole guide member to move independently in the vertical direction; a control portion , configured to control the guide drive portion to make the needle hole guide member move up and down independently of a reciprocating movement of the sewing needle ; and a throat plate , provided around the needle hole guide member , and supporting a lower surface of the to-be-sewn article (S), characterized in that the control portion controls the guide drive portion so that when the sewing needle pierces the to-be-sewn article (S) for a first time, the needle hole guide member is located at a raised position where an upper surface of the needle hole guide member is flush with an upper surface of the throat plate . a sewing needle , held by a needle bar , and moving up and down while holding an upper thread (UT); a shuttle , configured to hold a bobbin around which a lower thread (LT) is wound and which is housed in a bobbin case, and cooperating with the sewing needle to form a seam (SE); a presser foot member , configured to press a to-be-sewn article (S) at a sewing position (PS) directly below the sewing needle ; a feeding mechanism , feeding the to-be-sewn article (S) from the sewing position (PS) to a first direction; a needle hole guide mechanism , comprising: a needle hole guide member , provided directly below the sewing needle , supporting a lower surface of the to-be-sewn article (S), and comprising a needle hole through which the sewing needle passes in a vertical direction, and being movable in the vertical direction; and a guide drive portion , driving the needle hole guide member to move independently in the vertical direction; a needle hole guide member , provided directly below the sewing needle , supporting a lower surface of the to-be-sewn article (S), and comprising a needle hole through which the sewing needle passes in a vertical direction, and being movable in the vertical direction; and a guide drive portion , driving the needle hole guide member to move independently in the vertical direction; a control portion , configured to control the guide drive portion to make the needle hole guide member move up and down independently of a reciprocating movement of the sewing needle ; and a throat plate , provided around the needle hole guide member , and supporting a lower surface of the to-be-sewn article (S), characterized in that the control portion controls the guide drive portion so that when the sewing needle pierces the to-be-sewn article (S) for a first time, the needle hole guide member is located at a raised position where an upper surface of the needle hole guide member is flush with an upper surface of the throat plate . <EOS>