I guess needle position is not really critical. As long as the machines sew, we'll be ok. But we don't have 1/4" feet, so we had been using the combination of needle in the right-hand position and fabric at the edge of the presser foot to get our 1/4" seams. Many of the ladies have a hard time getting a correct 1/4" seam, even using that technique. I think it would be hard for them to do precise 1/4" seams otherwise. (They have eye problems and motor skill problems. And some "precision" problems, too.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
...dany
PS--How's the weather in Outer Space?