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amandasgramma 01-21-2013 07:36 AM


Originally Posted by Sandi (Post 5802128)
Good idea! I have been tempted to try that too!

I'm envisioning 100s of people out there POUNDING on their sewing machine feet!!!!! Let me know how this works for you!!!

feffertim 01-21-2013 08:38 AM

thanks for the tip. Will try this.

piecNpat 01-21-2013 09:14 AM

Great tip. Thanks.

misseva 01-21-2013 09:59 AM

I was having the same problem yesterday with some strip quilt blocks. Even had to unsew two of them because the bottom block was barely caught and the top one had a perfect 1/4" seam. I have the 1/4" foot with the guide on it. I also noticed that because of the many seams in my blocks it made my fabric want to go left. Thanks for the tip!!!

amandasgramma 01-21-2013 10:37 AM

You are ALL welcome!! :) :) Glad I saw that on TV! I do believe it was F&P I was watching!

BeverlyJo 01-21-2013 03:55 PM

This is worth a try. Thanks for the hint.

Auntie Em 01-21-2013 09:06 PM

Thanks for the tip....am going to try it tomorrow!!!

dahlshouse 01-22-2013 05:42 AM

This is helpful... Thanks for posting the link..

Originally Posted by Teeler (Post 5799511)
(yet another one of those tips that I "just don't get it")

So please explain how pushing out just the bottom fabric would solve this problem? Doesn't that cause the seam allowance on the bottom piece to be a full 1/4" and the top one is the only one that would get the 'scant' measurement? So one piece of say a HST would measure correctly and the other would be 'off?' Help.

btw, thank you to THIS person who actually took the time to put up a big honkin' picture taken STRAIGHT ON and up close to show exactly what is meant by this 'scant' quarter inch. Every other video that I've seen has the person sitting at the machine while the camera is positioned somewhere to the left of the sewing table and/or too far away to actually SEE what's going on, which is NO help to those of us who need to SEE it.


skjquiltnut 01-25-2013 11:54 AM

True the little bit peekig out from under works......but I'm still wondering "how and where" to hit a sewing foot with a hammer?

amandasgramma 01-25-2013 12:32 PM


Originally Posted by skjquiltnut (Post 5812967)
True the little bit peekig out from under works......but I'm still wondering "how and where" to hit a sewing foot with a hammer?

I was thinking about that this morning, too!!!!


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