Originally Posted by
sval
Thanks for the info. It actually does have such a pattern key under quilting, then piecing. It says to use the 1/4 inch foot. It doesn't say to move the needle all the way to the right and so makes too wide a seam in my opinion. So I moved it as far right as it would go and presto, it's perfect. Interesting thing is if I just have it on regular straight stitching and kick it all the way to the right using the exact same foot, the seam allowance is too wide.
It also is preset on 1.8 stitch length. ??? I haven't been stitching that tight. That would be terrible to unsew.
Which, of course, I never have to do. haha
I have the Janome 8900. Using the 1/4 foot and the piecing setting, I get a perfect scant 1/4" seam. Like you, I don't care for the 1.8 stitch length, so I bump it up to 2.2, which is four clicks for me. I really don't understand why machine manufacturers use a 1.8 stitch length as the default for piecing. My Brother 6000i does the same.