Am I the only person in the world that can't sew a straight line???
#142
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ft.Riley area Kansas
Posts: 47
My lines are straight....sometimes...as long as you don't look too hard. :) I think it's a garment thing. I started with sewing clothes and then switched to quilting. I have a fairly new Bernina (so, it's not my machine either :).)
#143
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Albuquerque NM
Posts: 674
stop watching your needle,it will sew fine. watch your seam guide, or the edge of your fabric. my first machine 42 years ago, i started sewing on note book paper to follow the lines. the slower i sew the more crooked it is.
#144
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Nova Scotia Canada
Posts: 52
You have lifted my spirits. I spend about 5 hours putting a binding on a pillow yes a pillow. I discovered I can't sew a 1/4 seam straight. I finally have my binding in place and just need to tack it down. Thanks for lifting my spirits. Glad to know that others aren't perfect straight line sewers too.
#147
It's not only you...I've tried the little purple stick on strips, piled on those skinny little Post-It notes, etc. and still can't guarantee that I'll have a straight line...lol...but I keep trying, and when all else fails, I know I will have a date with "Jack-the-SeamRipper) :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Naomi
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