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Thanks everyone, for your suggestions. I checked the things you mentioned. The accufeed was engaged and the screw was tight. If I hold the foot by the "ankle" the foot itself will wobble side to side where the hinges are. Hope that makes sense. Maybe that's normal. I know it has to move up & down to go over seams & such, but side to side? Maybe I'll try it again tomorrow. If y'all like it so much, maybe I'm the problem. I do think the straight stitch plate that came with it is good.
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Mine does not wobble side to side at all, so I think you may have gotten a lemon. I'd bring it back to the shop and explain what's going on and ask them to try it on their machine. That way you'll be able to see if you're doing something wrong or if it's the foot. But I get no wobble side to side.Originally Posted by wishfulthinking
Lynda in OH
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I also use it all the time, it went over an intersection of 6 seams on my OBW easily without veering off. If possible I would take the whole machine in and show them the problems you are having as it should work fine. It is big and bulky but so is everyother type of walking foot I have ever seen.
I have bought the open toed accufeed foot for paper piecing as well, as I love how evenly they feed the fabric.
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I agree that you should take it in and see if you can get to the bottom of the problem. The shop staff will have an opportunity to exhibit good customer service. If you approach them with "Can you help me?", I think you can expect that they will do their best to solve the problem.
I purchased a generic walking foot for my vintage Pfaff machine from a sewing machine repair shop. It was lopsided, and it was a fight to sew a straight seam with it. The shop owner agreed with me that it was defective and took it back. She found another brand and told me to take it and try it out. If it worked, I was to come back and pay for it, which I did.
A good shop wants a satisfied customer, and they will work with you to find a solution.
Dayle
The machine wanting to kick the fabric over to the left as you get to the end of a seam could mean that the feed dogs need adjustment. You might want to ask about that if you take the machine and foot in to the shop.
I have the 7700 and of course the accufeed foot. I have never used it for pieceing though...except rag quilts. Why do you use the accufeed for piecing? my regular 1/4 foot works great.
I was wondering the same thing... I have a 7700 and love the AccuFeed for free motion quilting, but haven't thought to use it for piecing....the 1/4 inch foot works great.... Do others use the AccuFeed for piecing as well? Just curious....
-Chris-
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How do you use the accufeed for FMQ? I use my quilting foot (the round thing) for FMQ. I used the Accufeed foot the last couple of days for putting on binding and some general sewing (too lazy to take it off). It made a world of difference when I used it for putting on the binding. Wow. I had no problems at all using it--and things didn't get as wonky as they sometimes want to get.
But I do usually use my 1/4" regular foot for piecing tops. I didn't realize there was an accufeed 1/4" foot! I have a Horzion 7700.
I have the 6600 and have had no problems with it kicking the fabric to the side .... and I've done a lot of sewing over mutliple seams/layers of fabric and no problem.
Don't second guess yourself ... in saying you are the problem!
I think more likely there is something wrong with the machine and/or foot.
I'll agree with all the others ... take the machine into the dealer and show them what's happening. Have them solve the problem for you so you can get on with loving your 6600!
Do you know someone else that has a 6600 that you could see how there;s works in comparison.
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The Accufeed 1/4 inch foot keeps the top and bottom fabrics feeding evenly, so you don't have to worry about getting the end of a seam and them not matching up.
I don't believe the Accufeed foot is supposed to be used for free motion quilting; the convertible quilting foot is the right foot for that.
Lynda in OH
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