Thread: 1/4" seams on my Janome 12000 -- HELP!!!

This machine will NOT make a scant 1/4" seam, it makes a dead-on 1/4" seam even when I move the needle all the way to the right. So, if I have a large blocks with lots of pieces, I never end up with a 12-1/2" block. Is anyone else having this problem? And if so, were you able to figure out how to get around the machine's settings? I use the quilting setting and the 1/4" foot, and have also tried in the sewing settings but nothing works. This is a $9,000 machine and they can't give you the option for a scant 1/4" seam? Not good!

WOW, I would be frustrated too. With my Bernina, I am able to set the needle over two spaces and get a scant 1/4".

Yes, my old Bernina, I wouold set it two clicks to the right and got a perfect scant seam. Loved that machine, really sorry I invested in this new one.

There is no law that says you need a 1/4" foot. For many years I used the open toed embroidery foot and knew dead on where to guide my fabric.

I was taught to use a ruler under the presser foot place it in the exact 1/4 inch position and place a mark, seam guide or painter's tape to mark it where I needed it to be. Always got the scant quarter I needed. I still do this with some of my machines.

Silly question--how do you move the needle position?

Originally Posted by Raggiemom

Silly question--how do you move the needle position?

Not all machines allow you to move the needle, especially the older ones. You also have to have the correct plate so that if you move the needle it'll hit the hole and not the metal of a single hole plate.