What a difference a foot makes!
02-11-2016, 01:59 PM
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I just looked at amysquiltingadventures.com and she now has for sale a convertible FMQ foot set made by Janome that fits the 1600p (their machine that is similar to the Brother PQ1500s and Juki's straight stitch only machine as well). I may start saving up my pennies to get this combination!
Rob
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02-11-2016, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Do you have one of those? I just watched a video of using rulers on a DSM and am considering getting this. But then Baby Lock is supposed to be making a ruler foot. Do I wait or do I buy the alternative now? Decisions....
) Also, the customer service from Westalee was fantastic.Watson
02-12-2016, 02:02 AM
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I have a Brother...and for me, I have learned to get used to the "hopping"" as a sort of stitch regulator for me...hard to explain, but every "hop" is a stitch, and I get into a thing with it, where I know how how big the stitches will be by how fast I move my hands related to the "hop"...I don't mind the hopping foot, because that's what I learned on..but I am always open to a better method!!!
02-14-2016, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Knitette
The Pfaff 4.0 and above have this built in as one of the FMQ options - they call it 'Sensormatic'. I much prefer it as I think my stitches are much more even without the 'hop'. 
This is the spring open toe foot, I like it too. http://www.pfaff.com/en-US/Accessori...on-Spring-Foot
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02-15-2016, 01:13 PM
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My FMQ has improved a lot since I got this foot. I actually have real stitches now, instead of little itty-bitty ones. And curves. Which is important when doing about 10 000 circle-ish shapes on my quilt top. I only wish I had had it when I started this quilt top because you can definitely tell the difference.
Watson
Just to show the difference, here's an example of one of the lines with the old foot....don't laugh.
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And with the new foot...still not perfect, but better.
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Watson
Just to show the difference, here's an example of one of the lines with the old foot....don't laugh.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]542761[/ATTACH]
And with the new foot...still not perfect, but better.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]542762[/ATTACH]
Last edited by Watson; 02-15-2016 at 01:23 PM.
02-16-2016, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by donna13350
I have a Brother...and for me, I have learned to get used to the "hopping"" as a sort of stitch regulator for me...hard to explain, but every "hop" is a stitch, and I get into a thing with it, where I know how how big the stitches will be by how fast I move my hands related to the "hop"...I don't mind the hopping foot, because that's what I learned on..but I am always open to a better method!!!
I learned with no foot at all, back in the early 80's since that was how my Brother VX560 manual said to do embroidery-- I always worried about stitching my fingers LOL!
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02-16-2016, 09:29 PM
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[QUOTE=rryder;7467559]I learned with no foot at all, back in the early 80's since that was how my Brother VX560 manual said to do embroidery-- I always worried about stitching my fingers LOL!
YIKES !!!! I saw a video on youtube of someone embroidering without a foot, and it was gorgeous! Looked very hazardous, though!
YIKES !!!! I saw a video on youtube of someone embroidering without a foot, and it was gorgeous! Looked very hazardous, though!
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