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Has anyone tried 1/4 inch foot. Does it really help with your 1'4 inch seam.

I use to use the Little Foot 1/4" foot before Bernina came out with it's own, number 37. It is always on my Bernina unless the walking or FMQ foot is on.

i get such better results with the 1/4 in foot with the fence

Mine works perfectly, however, I have to move my needle position a bit. Where I move it to depends on the fabric and thread thickness of the particular project I am working on. If you always use quilting cotton and a specific thread weight, you can set it and forget it. If you use different fabrics on different projects, like flannel or homespun and/or different thread weights, then you need to double check the setting at the start of each project. It only takes a minute and saves frustration in the long run.

Sadly my new Janome only has this 1/4 inch foot. I'm beginning to hate it. Seems I make lots of HST's. That rail sure bothers me when I do. Two of my quilting friends have broken the rail off for this reason. I really need a second railless (is that a word), 1'4 foot has well. Thought I'd like to try the wizard.

I wouldnt sew without my quarter in foot.

I always piece with my 1/4" foot.....I do have to adjust the needle position, but it is wonderful for helping me to keep that 1/4" seam.

It is fairly easy to "verify" where your needle is in relation to the edge of your presser foot if you use graph paper or an index card.

I place the edge of the presser foot on or near a line (like it was the edge of my fabric) and sew on the paper and see where it hits.

My girlfriend kept complaining that she hated her foot. Could not figure out why. She was also trying to use it sewing across the fabric, like when you make HST. If the foot has a guide, it is normally positioned so low that it won't let the fabric slip under it so it guides your seam line. Normally only used when it can be positioned against the raw edge of the fabric. If I don't have an Accucut die the right size for a HST, I mark my sewing line and use a regular foot.

I hate both 1/4" feet that are for the BL....the rail on right catches it you are trying to cross over a seam.it's only good if you are stitching a straight strip/piece....the other without the rail on the right, but that diagonal edge on the left always caught the edges of seams and wanted to fold them over....so, I invested in the good ole little foot from Nancy's notions....perfect 1/4" seam, no snagging or folding of opposing seams! Seems sometimes the old designs are better than the new ones!,,,I even informed the dealer about what I did.......

I invested in the 1/4" foot when I bought a new Pfaff this summer and couldn't be more pleased. I'm fairly new to this quilting "thing" and need all the help I can find!

I guess I am fortunate that my machine has a 'scant' 1/4" needle setting that is perfect with it's standard foot. I've tried a foot with the rail/skeg and had horrible results. Returned it for a full refund.

I use the zig zag foot that came with my PC420 and just move my needle till it I get a 1/4" seam when aligning the fabric with the right side of the foot. Both the 1/4" feet that Brother says are compatible with my machine cause the same problems Geri B noted for her BL (Baby Lock?). I find that I get a very accurate 1/4" seam on the PC420 just by using an index card to determine where to position my needle in relation to the rt. edge of the zig zag foot. I also try to use 50 wt. thread and a 75/11 needle which helps reduce bulk in the seams when they're pressed to the side. I have found that sometimes for blocks (like star blocks) where you have to be super-accurate with your piecing to get nice points I have to do some fine-tuning with either fabric positioning or needle placement, but for most piecing my zig zag foot works fine.

I'm legally blind so need mine!!! :)

Can't live without it!

I never had one until I bought a new machine last year. My 1/4" seams were all fine before so a special foot isn't necessary, but it has added more convenience than I thought it would.

Would you mind posting a picture of it? I have a Pfaff Performance 5 and I'm not crazy about the 1/4" foot. Maybe you have a better one.

I just adjust the needle and use the edge of my regular foot

I also ripped the rail off my 1/4" foot before it would sew 1/4" seam. Now I keep it on my Janome all the time and have blue painters tape on my machine bed to verify the 1/4" SA. It finally does what it was designed to do.

I never used one with my old machine, but when I got my new machine it came with one and I have never gone back. It make it a million times easier and it works like a dream. When I didn't have one I had a hard time keeping the seam at the 1/4 inch when I sewed but I don't really have the problem now.

As I can't sew a straight line to save my soul I use a foot with a flange on the right side. Think its for top stitching but it works for me. Then with my Viking D1 I program a scant 1/4" and a 1/4" so I can pick whichever one I need for the pattern I'm working on. Helps keep my stitching straighter for sure.

I prefer to use my straight stitch foot. The narrow side is a scant less than a 1/4". It holds the fabric and sews great. I have a Baby Lock machine and sometimes use the quilting 1/4" setting which allows for foot J and uses the left side of the foot for a guide.

I love my 1/4" foot I bought for my Janome and I don't have a problem sewing across the fabric for HSTs. My Janome came with lots of different feet and if I need a "regular" foot with no rail, I have that. I wonder why yours only came with 1 foot...seems kinda weird. I love how easy it is to change feet with the Janome!

I'd love to know which Janome you have!! One of the things I hate most about mine is how hard it is to change feet. I've always hated the flange on the 1/4" foot but have finally come to terms with it. I was always afraid to tear if off for fear I'd hate that more. :D One nice thing, though, is I can lift the front of the foot just enough to travel over a seam so the flange doesn't get caught. It took me awhile to figure that out. :(

My Janome was advertised as a quilters special. I meant to say only one 1/4 inch foot with flange. There were other feet, but not a reg. (flangeless) foot. I did order the wizard, should get it next week.

When I'm working on 1/4" seams I love my 1/4" foot with the flange. But when I'm working on HST I am sewing 2 at a time and going across the fabric diagonally--so I switch to my regular sewing foot and mark the seam before I sew. That way I can string piece many at the same time and the fabric does not bunch up.

I have the Marie Osmond Quilter's Edition - someone won it in a shop hop and didn't want it so I bought it at half price and it had never been out of the box - totally love the way the feet snap on and off!

I agree with Geri on the BL 1/4"feet. I just do not like the guide, nothing but in my way, and the one without does catch on everything, so I just use my regular foot and change the needle position, but definitely planning to get the little foot on a day when I'm not feeling too cheap:)

I love my quarter inch foot with flange that came with my Brother. When I'm sewing anything other than 'just' 1/4" seams, I use my Featherweight.

I have both the #37 and #57 for the Bernina and I wouldn't sew without mine!!

I love my 1/4" foot for both my Baby Lock & Elna. Wouldn't be without them.

I love my 1/4 inch foot with the guide to bump the fabric against. I have a Janome and the foot is made for the machine. I just have to be careful not to sew so quickly that the fabric moves one way or the other and my 1/4 inch is shot. But that would happen with any foot I used for 1/4 inch because I think I sew too fast for my hands. LOL. But I learned to quilt using that foot and I use it all the time.