well I was having trouble getting my edges straight and squares squared up etc. so I decided to put a seam edge on my sewing machine to try to get my seams straighter. I haven't used my new viking much had it a year but just couldn't get comfortable with it so I have been using it more lately; anyway I put down several layers of masking tape to give me an edge to push fabric up against (couldn't find a stack of post it notes close by) it get a better 1/4 seam. Low and behold what I had been using was not 1/4 it was more like 1/8 inch no wonder my stuff wasn't coming out right. :hunf: now with the tape to guide me along I am getting straight seams. and things are squaring up right....

Amazing!!! (I did the same thing)

Isn't it amazing when the :idea: goes on!! I've had many of those moments and often wondered what took me so long!! :lol:

Isn't amazing how when you think it is correct ,and then find after all this time it wasn't :shock: I am still struggling to find my "true" 1/4 on my machine. Still playing around with it :thumbup:

I finally bought a 1/4" foot for my machine and that sure has made a difference.

I also bought the 1/4" foot for my Viking and like sunflower, it really made a difference. I have to adjust my needle setting to 2.8 but my seams have been straight. I had used the tape or post'it notes, too, but the 1/4" foot is really easier and more accurate for me.

I have Viking also, Designer 1 and 1+. Love my machines.

my A foot does scant 1/4 inch and my 1/4 inch piecing foot does exact.

I bought the 1/4 in foot with the guide and loved it, but then I noticed that the guide was slipping off the little bump that held it in place and my quarter in. seam had become wider and wider. I didn't notice it at first so naturally some of my piecing was really affected. I finally realized what was happening when the guide popped off. Since then I have used the etched red line on the same foot and all is going well.

I have a brother SE350 and my N foot does a perfect 1/4 inch foot and my J foot does a perfect scant 1/4 inch. Those are only on the right side of the foot so I have to be careful about the design and such but other than that I don't have any trouble with those aspects.

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