SCANT 1/4 INCH IS MAKING ME CRAZY
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Perry, Iowa
Posts: 57
At a quilt class the instructor told us to take an ruled index
card and set the edge even with the right edge of the foot, set
the needle to sew perfectly down the line. This should measure
1/4 inch then set the needle one notch to the right. Works for
me. That way I keep the edge of the foot even with the
fabric.I sew pretty straight until my mind wonders......then its
time for ripping practice!
card and set the edge even with the right edge of the foot, set
the needle to sew perfectly down the line. This should measure
1/4 inch then set the needle one notch to the right. Works for
me. That way I keep the edge of the foot even with the
fabric.I sew pretty straight until my mind wonders......then its
time for ripping practice!
#32
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Originally Upstate NY, now ME
Posts: 75
I think the scant 1/4" all stemmed from the featherweight - singer 221. It does make a scant quarter inch seam and has been the only time my pieced top turned out the size the pattern said! (Aurifil thread works great to - does not take up any bulk in the seam allowance) Good to hear all of this discussion though as I'm starting a business venture to make pre-cut quilt kits.
#33
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 502
Originally Posted by C.Cal Quilt Girl
Alright call me a rebel, but unless triangles or exact pattern, 1/4 is for the birds (my opinion) and no this isn't to offend, as long as all the seams are straight and the same measurement, I go for something that can be seen normally lands closer to 3/8, don't have to worry about fraying, just gives a little extra room to work with if adjustments need to be made. :)
Carol J.
#35
I really don't like sewing a 1/4 inch seam and after having one of my quilts frayed really bad when I washed it I went to a half inch seam. I feel that the half inch seam is better and the quilt seems to be more stable when quilting it. My Mom always used 1/2 inch seams and my sister still has some of the quilts that my Grandma had and she used the 1/2 inch seam and the quilts are still around.
#36
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Barnesville GA
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What kind of machine do you have? I would love to do that with my machine but I am not sure if it will make that slight of a movement. I have the Brother CS6000i[/quote]
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I checked and it says the cs6000 has the variable needle
http://www.brother-usa.com/homesewin...6000T&tab=spec
So yes you can move your needle. I have the QC1000 and it moves tiny adjustments.
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I checked and it says the cs6000 has the variable needle
http://www.brother-usa.com/homesewin...6000T&tab=spec
So yes you can move your needle. I have the QC1000 and it moves tiny adjustments.
#37
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,182
Originally Posted by C.Cal Quilt Girl
Alright call me a rebel, but unless triangles or exact pattern, 1/4 is for the birds (my opinion) and no this isn't to offend, as long as all the seams are straight and the same measurement, I go for something that can be seen normally lands closer to 3/8, don't have to worry about fraying, just gives a little extra room to work with if adjustments need to be made. :)
#39
Originally Posted by happy_lady
I've been quilting for almost ten years and continue to find sewing a scant 1/4 inch very frustrating. Is there such a thing as a quilting foot that measures this elusive 1/4 inch? If there is, I would love to own one. or is this just another one of my pipedreams.
#40
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Posts: 200
My Bernina has a 1/4" foot #57 that has a guide on the
side for perfect 1/4" seams. Before I started using this
I always had to check with my ruler to make sure the seams
came out at 1/4". Now I no longer worry about this
problem. Hope this helps you. Betty Lee
side for perfect 1/4" seams. Before I started using this
I always had to check with my ruler to make sure the seams
came out at 1/4". Now I no longer worry about this
problem. Hope this helps you. Betty Lee
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