Originally Posted by dakotamaid
Originally Posted by Nancy in Louisiana
OK, I'm a bit slow here -- if you put the guide blade on the fold, then the needle would be stitching a quarter inch to the left of the fold??? (I'm using a Janome quarter inch foot where the blade is attached to the side of the little foot prong.)
For both you and prm, I believe there are two different feet we are talking about. One is a quarter inch guide for stitching 1/4 inch seams and the other is a "stitch in the ditch foot" which has a little blade that is aligned with the needle. When she lines up her "blade" with the folded line she is actually stitching on that line. Is that clear as mud?? :)
Correct. I also have a Janome, and do use the 1/4 foot guide (with the needle moved a bit to the right for that scant 1/4 inch) when I am making my blocks. I use the stitch in the ditch - the extended metal guide when I need to sew RIGHT ON THE LINE. My quilting foot is what I know as my walking foot.