Originally Posted by gaigai
Originally Posted by mhansen6
There are 1/4 inch feet that have a guide blade that works wonderfully. I think most manufacturers make them. I wouldn't be without it now. Sure makes sewing a straight line easier.
Yeah, but I just bought a Brother, and the $15.00 foot is NOT 1/4 inch. It is more like 6/16ths's, a BIG difference. Plus, I have NEVER had a problem sewing a straight seam. This machine will NOT give me a straight seam. I've always been able to sew up to a pin, stop with needle down, pull the pin & then continue without any problems. On this machine, even if I stop with needle down, and don't continue until the needle is completely out, it will jog the fabric and give me a crooked seam. This is the SQ9000, which I bought until I could afford a better machine. But after this, I definitely will not even consider another Brother, no matter HOW top of the line. It is SO frustrating to see that ugly crooked line and have to go back and resew every freaking intersection. Arrgh!!
Yes you really do have to look out for some of those quilting feet with the flanges which are thin, they flare at the bottom and then lo and behold it is not 1/4 inch as planned. I use a vintage gauge presser foot, hard to find but sometimes on ebay, the flange can be set exactly where you want it and is rigid enough to do the job. I paid about $40.00 for mine, but it is worth it. I would contact Brother customer service about the weird crooked line, it shouldn't happen and they may have a fix for it.