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Old 02-03-2010, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sewmom
I have the 1/4 accufeed foot and when i sewed a seam it was more than a 1/4 inch-even after moving the needle over. Has anyone else tried this?
the package instructions for the Accufeed 1/4" foot recommend setting the needle position to 5.5.

that makes a what i call a generous 1/4" seam. (if you line up the bottom of a ruler along the edge of the fabric, the stitched line will run along the top of the 1/4" line on the ruler.)

exactly 1/4" is 5.7 (the stitching line disappears under the 1/4" line on the ruler)

scant 1/4" is 5.9 (the stitching line runs just under the 1/4" line on the ruler)
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