Originally Posted by
charsuewilson
You don't really need a 1/4" foot. You just need to know where the 1/4" seam allowance. You can mark your machine with a piece of tape or something else, including a pen. I do have a 1/4" foot for one machine, but not the other.
Agree - I have a tape stack that I use in front of the foot to help guide my fabric. I quickly found out that if I relied on a guide attached to the foot the fabric could slip under the guide. The physical barrier (like a moleskin stack or Bonnie Hunter's hotel key or my 1/4 inch tape) helps especially when I use my walking foot - which is definitely wider than 1/4 inch.
I use the Perkins Perfect Quarter Inch Seam Guide (a short yellow ruler) to set the measurement for the scant quarter inch on my machine.
Cheers, K