Okay,

So how many of you quilt with a 1/4 inch foot with a guide. Before my Kaye England retreat you would have had to pry my Bernina #57 foot with the guide out of my cold dead hands before I would try the one without the guide.

Well as I was working I would take a finished block over to Kaye and ask how I was doing. She kept saying your sewing is great, but your seams are a little fat, so work on that.

So as I continued I asked Leslie a woman helping with the event about it and she asked if I always used my guide? I said yes, and she said I should try my #47 without it.

So I did and WOW...I thought it would be PAINFULLY difficult, but I decided to give it a try and see how it went.

I was floored at how much easier it is to see where your fabric is under the foot, the guide really just cover up what you need to see.

So if you were like me and never wanted to try it....TRY IT! You may be surprised!! :)