Originally Posted by
PurplePetal
...I've deemed the scant 1/4" as "advanced" & it'll come to me...maybe. I'll be grateful if and when I consistently achieve it. ...and would love to meet up, I live close to Wash U...
if you can attach a seam gauge to your machine or use double sided tape or whatever works as a stop gap for you, you can achieve almost perfect 1/4" seams. when i use my seam gauge attached to my machine, i take my ruler and place my needle right at the 1/4" mark then i slide it just a scounch to the left (right inside the 1/4" mark) to mark a scant 1/4" line. i then tighten my seam gauge right to the edge of my ruler, sew a few seams to check my scant mark. presto!!!
keep experimenting and you will find your technique.
i am close to wash u also. we may be neighbors and just not know it.
mary