I had sewn with my original basic foot for many years before measuring it and discovering it was actually a scant over a 1/4". I looked for a long time to find a 1/4" foot for my Pfaff machine and didn't find one until I had to travel 200 miles to an authorized dealer to get my machine serviced. At first, I didn't care for it at all and kept going back to the other foot. Finally, I gave myself a good talking to about adapting and learning new things. lol Now I love it and seldom use the original foot. I also bought an open toe applique foot and a couple of other feet. The applique foot is wonderful for many things.
Isn't it wonderful when you get things figured out and you discover you are not the problem?