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Old 07-25-2018, 11:23 PM
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Does anyone have hints on how to line up decorative stitches? I'm using a Pfaff, but I don't think the machine make/model has much to do with the problem.

I am trying to mirror one decorative stitch on either side of a different one between them and need to line them up!
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Old 07-26-2018, 02:10 AM
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I have used strips of 1/4" quilter's tape to mark lines and then position the foot to the side of the tape.
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Old 07-26-2018, 03:28 AM
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I have a foot that I use. It is called a parallel stitch border guide. They sell them on ebay. I love mine.
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Thank you for the information on the parallel stitch border guide. Just ordered one for my Bernina on Amazon.
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Old 07-27-2018, 12:41 PM
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If I understand you, you want to do the same design but reversed and a different one in the middle? For ME to get them 'identical". I'd do the first row; to get the mirror image exact, make sure of your settings; length and width then get out of that design and then go back in; reverse image it then set the length and width like the first one; then they should be identical but reversed then sew your separate one down the center. You might want to do a short sample to check the distance between the two that are mirror imaged. Good luck.
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