Originally Posted by maviskw

Everyone seems to agree that the Featherweight is a good piecing machine, but do you know why? Look at your zig-zag machine when you have a 1/4 inch seam under the presser foot. The feed dogs are out in the middle of nowhere! Only one side of the feed dogs connects with the fabric. The feed dogs have to be so far away from the needle to make room for the Zig-zag.
I have a Singer 301; it does not zig-zag, and does a wonderful job on 1/4 inch seams, (when I lead the fabric in correctly, LOL).