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Old 11-08-2013, 05:15 PM
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Default New use for stitch in the ditch foot

This may not be news to many of you, but I had a lightbulb moment earlier this afternoon - I had to stitch close to the edge of a folded piece of fabric to make a strap - I wasn't sure how I was going to get an even, close to the edge stitch going.
When I went to my machine, the accufeed stitch in the ditch foot was on, and that was when the flash of inspiration hit - I could use the stitch in the ditch guide like a 1/4 inch guide and adjust my needle to the left! I know I could have just used the 1/4 inch foot, but I wanted the even feed function.
Some days it doesn't take much to make me happy!
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Sounds like a Eureka moment to me. Good thinking! I don't think I have one of those.
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Congratulations! What's that saying, Necessity is the Mother of Invention?
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Old 11-08-2013, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LynnVT View Post
Sounds like a Eureka moment to me.
Exactly! I have struggled with this before, it was just good luck that the foot was on the machine when I went to sew the strap pieces.
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Old 11-08-2013, 06:05 PM
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I learned about this a day or two ago...made me happy. Thank you for sharing.
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Great idea!!!!
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Sometimes things just come to us! I don't have a guide like that and glad it worked for you!
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Originally Posted by LynnVT View Post
Sounds like a Eureka moment to me. Good thinking! I don't think I have one of those.
I agree TOO !!!!
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Thanks so much for the tip !
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Great idea and thanks for sharing it!!
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