Originally Posted by
LadyAg77
Sorry, I'm using a domestic machine. I have the clear foot with the round ring guide lines, but I can't seem to find the right spot on the round ring to focus on. As the shape of the applique changes, I lose track of where on the guide lines I should be looking at.
Maybe using a Sharpie on top to mark what corresponds to 1/8" from the needle, then using that line as a guide to the applique' edge? You'd basically have to make your own circle on the clear foot (and mark on TOP of the foot so the ink doesn't transfer to the quilt top. You have to train your eyes to follow that line and the applique edge, NOT where the needle is.
Short of that, if you've got someone who could modify a second clear foot (toe) to be that 1/8" (grind it down) all around, kind of like a mini clear foot, then again, train yourself to watch the edge of the foot relative to the edge of the applique'.
I know it's hard - we want to watch the needle. But with echoing, you need to watch the foot and the thing you're echoing instead of watching the needle.