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Old 11-11-2011, 09:20 PM
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I have a Viking with that foot and also a Janome with the same foot. It seems to work fine as long as I remember that the fabric should just barely touch the flange at the needle, which can get tricky with curves. It took a while to learn to resist the impulse to push the fabric up against the flange and just let it kind of guide the edge. If anything, I end up with a "too scant" 1/4 inch.
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Old 11-11-2011, 09:29 PM
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I have a Janome 6600, also. For a scant 1/4 inch seam I use the regular metal foot "A", adjust the needle position to 5.5 and line the edge of the fabrics up with the right side of the foot. Works for me.
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Old 11-12-2011, 03:13 AM
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I love the 1/4" foot on my Janome, it has me spoiled. When the Janome was in the shop for five weeks, I had to use another machine without that 1/4" foot and it made me realize, just how dependant I had become on that foot. However, I do not like the metal chunck on the 1/4" walking foot, as it tends to snag things, so, I to broke it off.
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Old 11-12-2011, 04:47 AM
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I have a Janome 9700 and love it. I love my 1/4 inch foot. Once you get used to it I think it iis wonderful I feel like the metal bar helps to keep me in line.
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Old 11-12-2011, 04:56 AM
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I love the bar guide on my Janome and Viking 1/4" foot. Keeps me in line. My featherweight foot doesn't have the bar guide, and I really have to concentrate when using it. Guess I have become used to the bar guide, my stitching is more correct with it.
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Old 11-12-2011, 05:05 AM
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I've learned to like it. My log cabin blocks all come out the same correct size after switching to this foot.
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Old 11-12-2011, 05:38 AM
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I have 2 Janome machines and they both have the 1/4 inch foot. It is not accurate on the newer machine but it is right on the money on my older machine. I love the foot, and it does have the metal guide. Never had a problem with it. Maybe
you just need practice.
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Old 11-12-2011, 05:47 AM
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My 1/4 foot is not accurate so I just use it and make allowance. What I do prefer about it is the single hole. Otherwise I would just mark the machine. I think I will buy the foot with the metal guide and perhaps I will like it better. I have lightweight Janone 2007 if anyone would like to sell me their foot, you can PM me.
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Old 11-12-2011, 02:50 PM
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Can't say I do as I have a Janome and I love my 1/4" foot. Love the guide mainly because I can keep the fabric close to the guide while sewing and therefore the seam comes out straight. When I don't use it I find my seams are all over the place. Saying this I have found that this foot give a generous 1/4" so I now move my needle over to the right and end up with a nice 1/4"

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Old 12-24-2011, 04:13 AM
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On the 6600 when you use the 1/4" accu feed and adjust your needle position, can you still use the single hole plate? I read somewhere that you can use single hole needle plate with adjustment to the needle position. Thank you for answering my question.

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