1/4" Seam using Featherweight.
#31
roguequilter,
Pulling the pins as you sew without stopping is something like multi-tasking. If I tried that I'd either stick my self with the pin, or sew my finger in with the machine needle. Neither is something I'd like to do.
Seriously I don't have long enough finger nails to reliably snag a pin and pull it.
Also with my old machines there is no place for the pins to go except the pot pie tin I keep near the machine. If I did it your way there would be pins all over the place. That would be a sticky situation for sure.
Joe
Pulling the pins as you sew without stopping is something like multi-tasking. If I tried that I'd either stick my self with the pin, or sew my finger in with the machine needle. Neither is something I'd like to do.
Seriously I don't have long enough finger nails to reliably snag a pin and pull it.
Also with my old machines there is no place for the pins to go except the pot pie tin I keep near the machine. If I did it your way there would be pins all over the place. That would be a sticky situation for sure.
Joe
hmmmmm ... good point and, of course, no pun intended. but i couldn't sew w pot pie tin or anything else in the way on the left side of my moving work. different strokes & all that. the pleasure derived from the past-time is all that really matters isn't it?
#33
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I pin if I need to for curves or if the pieces need to line up at the corners. For straight sewing I prefer the seam guide.
I can't convince my daughter that it makes things easier though. If I'm using pins I'm usually going slow anyway so it's no big deal to stop and pull the pin if needed, but then I'm not trying to make money with my sewing either. Speed becomes much more important if you're selling your work.
The tin to the left just sounds awkward to me. I'd be spilling it constantly.
I think I know why so many machines have pin rash from putting a pin cushion on the arm of the machine. It's a convenient place for one. It might work ok if one were to make one with a hard back so the pins don't go thru to the machine. I might give it a try. I'm constantly struggling with where to keep my sewing tools (things like scissors, snips and my stilletto) while I'm sewing. There's not enough room to the right of the machine.
Sorry for the thread drift.
Rodney
I can't convince my daughter that it makes things easier though. If I'm using pins I'm usually going slow anyway so it's no big deal to stop and pull the pin if needed, but then I'm not trying to make money with my sewing either. Speed becomes much more important if you're selling your work.
The tin to the left just sounds awkward to me. I'd be spilling it constantly.
I think I know why so many machines have pin rash from putting a pin cushion on the arm of the machine. It's a convenient place for one. It might work ok if one were to make one with a hard back so the pins don't go thru to the machine. I might give it a try. I'm constantly struggling with where to keep my sewing tools (things like scissors, snips and my stilletto) while I'm sewing. There's not enough room to the right of the machine.
Sorry for the thread drift.
Rodney
#35
Pin rash is not an option
#37
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the little magnetic guide. I got mine at a quilt show, I think. It sticks only to the plate, not the machine, and usually I just line it up with the guidelines. To be very sure of the measurement I usually lay an index card under the needle, because the lines on those are exactly 1/4". No idea who manufactures this, it just says Taiwan on it, but it's one of my favorite tools. [ATTACH=CONFIG]484284[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]484285[/ATTACH]
#38
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the little magnetic guide. I got mine at a quilt show, I think. It sticks only to the plate, not the machine, and usually I just line it up with the guidelines. To be very sure of the measurement I usually lay an index card under the needle, because the lines on those are exactly 1/4". No idea who manufactures this, it just says Taiwan on it, but it's one of my favorite tools. [ATTACH=CONFIG]484284[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]484285[/ATTACH]
#39
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I have one too. It's marked "DRITZ" and has one heck of a magnet in it. In spite of that it will not stay put. I've tried it on a couple of machines and it moves a bit when the fabric pulls on it. So it just sticks on the underside of the arch on the Alden machine.
Joe
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#40
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Mine scoots too. I don't like it for piecing because of this. If I were planning on using it for garment sewing where the seam measurement doesn't have to be dead on, it would probably be o.k. but it's not my favorite quilting tool.
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