Originally Posted by bearisgray

If one has to move the needle setting to get a "1/4 inch" seam, why bother to get the 1/4 inch foot?

I used graph paper to figure out where to "set" my needle.

I lined up the right edge of the presser foot on one of the lines and fiddled with the needle setting until the needle came down on the next 1/4 inch line.