Curve Master Presser Foot
 

Thank you for correcting the title admin... you're fantastic.

I have one, and when I have used it, I could not tell the difference between it and my 1/4 foot with the guide on it. This is just my humble opinion

I'm working on a quilt right now, that I'm using the Curve Master foot. It works good. I have a hard time when I get to the end of the seam. But it usually ends in the right spot. My pieces are cut on the Accuquilt Studio, so they have a notch at the center points on both pieces. So I can tell if I'm pulling one fabric too hard. I did move my needle position to the right one bump, to get a scant 1/4" seam.

I considered getting this foot when I started making some quilts with curved pieces. I watched several videos. Some use 700 pins, some use a special foot and some just use a couple pins. I decided to try the 3 pin technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vULfFqqM3Uc
And found it very easy. I would do a couple of practice blocks and see how it goes before making the purchase. i really think that the biggest issue, however, is cutting accurately, either with a good acrylic template or die cutter.

I bought the Curve master feet at a quilt show and love it. Easy, peasy. No pinning. I even emailed the owner because I have different machines and she told me which piece to use with different machines.

Thanks Ladies,

I am going to be making some NYB blocks and my practice pieces taught me how difficult the curves are going to be!

Will it work on a NYB?

Hugs

Caroline

I don't know about NYB, but I have used mine for several Drunkard's Path quilts and one Winding Ways. The Curve Master made the process more accurate without pinning and a lot faster. I always make a practice block first because it takes me some time to get into the rhythm. A nice sharp set of tweezers helps a lot, too. And sometimes I do pin at the beginning and end of a seam.

I have one but have never used it! LOL

I bought one at a quilt shop. They made it look so easy. I could never master it.

I love it Have made several "wave" quilts, (http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-...s/making-waves) with each piece curved at top and bottom...didn't use a single pin on any of the columns (it's sewn in columns)...but I did have to use pins when putting the columns together.... Certainly saved me lots of time!

I have one and like it - no pins and accurate. You just have to practice with it a bit

it's one of those specialty items that you will either really love or really not.
they work very well for some. i gave mine away.

the only way to find whether or not it's useful to you is to actually use it.
unless you know somebody who has one you can try, that will mean gambling the $$$ to buy one.

luckily they are not as expensive now as they used to be.

i bought one years ago when my 14yo DD wanted to make a winding ways quilt. She did great without it. Me? I honestly did not do any better with it than without, even allowing for a learning curve.

I think you will find my answer interesting.

I purchased one years ago and never mastered it, no matter how many times the inventor demonstrated to me or how many times I watched the videos. Finally gave up and packed it away.

Fast forward a couple of years, I'm sewing drunkard's path curves and realize that if I lift and hold my top piece up and use the right amount of tension on the fabrics, I can sew very accurate curves without pinning! Thought about the Curve Master foot, went back and watched the videos again, and realized that it's more about the technique than the foot. I was not using the Curve Master foot, I was using my basic, standard foot. So then I tried the technique on some orange peel blocks and it worked.

I bought one awhile back, altho I had been doing curves with no prob before, but I thought maybe this would be a help. Well, it did help, but I find when doing curves you cannot be in a hurry, sometimes two,stitches at a time, stop to make sure all is in position, no stretching on your part, the feed dogs and top pressure should move things evenly, even though at times it looks like it's not...as the pieces reach the needle they straighten out. I do find using tweezers to keep tail end in the right position does work......I watched a video-don't know name- where the person crossed her hands to guide the pieces...that works too...and frown on bottom, smile on top........Never say never, just let it be a challenge and you are smarter than a machine and two pieces of fabric!

what Peckish wrote is spot on!

I tried a number of techniques for curved seams on the DWR quilt I made. What worked best for me was to use a washable glue stick to glue the seams together before I sewed, so no pins. I then was able to sew the 1/4" seams as easily together as if they were straight seams. I could use chain stitching, and it was amazing.

I'm clueless, what is so unique about the curve master foot?

I spent an afternoon learning to use it. The next day I cut pieces for a queen-sized Drunkard’s Path, and the following afternoon got all the blocks sewn. Fastest block ever, so much so that it became my go-to for quick baby quilts.

the foot is "snub-nosed" so it doesn't get as much in the way as you go around curves.
it's easier to see where you are and where you're going.
it's easier to lift the top piece "that little bit" so it lays down in the right place without stretching out of shape.

if you can master it, that is.
which i couldn't.

i have always suspected that if the foot had been made as a metal snap-on it would work a lot better for everybody.
there are a bazillion adapters in the package for machine shanks, and the foot snaps onto one of those. everything is plastic.
i could never find a combination of adapter plus foot that wasn't wobbly.
at least that's the excuse i cling to for having never gotten the hang of it.
(that's my story, Officer, and i'm stickin' to it.) lol lol lol

Okay guys,

It appears that there are mixed reviews on this......

Hugs

Caroline