Thread: It all makes sense!!

I'm making a quilt for my sister and decided I would measure my sewing foot and I discovered it wasn't a quarter in foot! I thought all along that it was. Now I understand why my other patterns never worked out! So I taped up my sewing machine to mark a quarter in and it's making my life so much easier!
Now I know another thing to add to my Christmas list!

I had the same problem and ended up doing the same thing. Makes a huge difference!

Good for you for figuring out the problem! Now, can you figure out mine?? LOL

Sue

Originally Posted by QuiltnNan

congrats on your discovery. life will be better with it fixed!

I second that.

Same thing happened to me. My guide on the plate is marked at 1/8 intervals. So I assumed what was marked as 2/8 was actually 1/4". Found out that it is actually 3/8 when I finally got around to measuring it earlier this week. I put a piece of masking tape there so I don't forget. Now I know why my Christmas wallhanging that I won't be finishing till next year...because of the problems of not have 1/4" seams...was a pain in the butt.

I love that my pressure foot is 1/4". Makes life so much easier!

I'm glad you figured it out. It took me a long time to figure out what I was doing wrong with some of my projects, it wasn't me, it was my foot.

By the time I noticed my error, I had half theblocks done. I will have to keep it up for this one.

I found out by taking my first class that I was sewing with my fabric inside the from the foot to the bed lol. Instead of on the outside of the foot. Heck I taught myself how to sew. What wonder nothing ever matched up