Ending Quarter inch Seam
01-13-2019, 06:29 AM
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anybody who tells you she/he has never had that problem has never sewn a single stitch. lol
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01-13-2019, 07:08 AM
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When you get close to the end of a seam to put your left finger on the edge of the foot and that will stop the seam from getting wider or narrower. I don't have to stop to pick up or find a tool to use. It's automatic for me to put my finger on the foot when I come to the end of a seam as I've been doing it since ninth grade home ec class.
01-13-2019, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by zozee
Hold on and slow down. We've all done the opposite--mostly for the fun of getting to the end of a seam. Tendency is to let 'er fly, or to take our eyes off, or let go of the end. Just guide that baby all the way, slowing down near the end to make sure you're going straight.
01-13-2019, 05:05 PM
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This is what leaders and enders are for. You don't get that wiggle if you are chain piecing, so leaders are a piece of fabric you put before the piece you want to sew, and enders are for after. Some quilting guru (Bonnie H maybe?) keeps 2" squares next to her machine, and she just grabs 2, a light and a dark, slaps them together, and uses them before or after whatever she is sewing. Cut them off, toss ina basket, and when you have a big pile of them, make them into something scrappy. 4 patch, 9 patch, whatever. You can also cut them down, if needed for whatever.
Some people keep a piece of scrap fabric and just sew over it till it's so full of thread its unusable, throw it away, and start on another.
The other thing I have found is that if I am sewing with a straight stitch throat plate (the kind with just a single hole instead of a wide slot for zig zagging) I have fewer problems with that as well as the fabric getting stuck in the slot.
Some people keep a piece of scrap fabric and just sew over it till it's so full of thread its unusable, throw it away, and start on another.
The other thing I have found is that if I am sewing with a straight stitch throat plate (the kind with just a single hole instead of a wide slot for zig zagging) I have fewer problems with that as well as the fabric getting stuck in the slot.
01-14-2019, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
I always use my left fingers on the fabric until it is through going under the needle. if you let go too early, the feed dogs will pull on it. you can use a stiletto if necessary. What Zozee said.
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