FMQ with 15 91????
 

I have a 15 91 and want to do some FMQ with it,, the machine did not come with a darning foot or FMQ foot so I bought two feet. one has a plastic part on the toe with some lines on it and the other one has a metal part that is a open toe, the problem is the foot fits but when you put the foot lever down there is no room to move the fabric around to quilt under the foot... Is there a adjustment to make the foot higher when putting the foot lever down ..

I did go to LeaDays site and see where she did some adjustments to her feet by putting a hair band around the top part of the foot so it stays more up when the foot lever is down.. do you think this will work?

Is there any other tips that might help me start my FMQ with this machine... Thanks

I didn't have that problem with my 15 clone. The foot works just fine. Mine is one with the open metal toe though that doesn't mean much. I don't know how many places make them. It might help to release some of the pressure on the presser foot. Have you tried a test sandwich yet to see how it works when the machine is running?
Rodney

I just use an old darning foot and it works just fine.

is it the screw thing on the top that will release the pressure on the presser foot? I'll try and see what happens, I haven't looked inside the machine where you would lubricate the motor yet but will try.. thanks

My 15s do not have a quick release on the foot tension. You would have to reset it when you are done doing FM. A lot of the clones DO have quick release. You could get a quick release and put it on your machine if you want to.

Miriam - what is a quick release? I'm still trying to make an electric 15 -not from scratch of course :p but with two,different machines. Never heard of a quick release.

I'm going to do a new thread about quick releases. I found out about quick releases by accident. Well, I pushed the stupid button and it popped and my machine quit sewing... WHAT????????

If you have a hopping foot, the foot only is UP when the needle is up, so if it's not going up - you may have it installed wrong.

The pressure and all that should not matter - as the needle bar is what makes it hop.

And if you did not get a hopping foot - I would suggest getting one.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pscdec5e5d.jpg

on the second picture - see the bar that rides on top of the needle screw? that is what picks up the foot and allows you to move the fabric. Otherwise it holds the fabric down just like any other foot.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psfda799b5.jpg

BTW - the darning feet I have that are original Singer are rather short. They actually do not come into contact with the bed of the machine when the foot is down. They work best when you can keep a good tension on the item you are sewing, either with firm hand pressure or in a hoop.

With my viking, it recommends decreasing the foot pressure, but that machine has an easy dial to turn. It's as easy to change the pressure as it is the tension.

I did a bit of FMQ with my White 670. The hoping foot would not fit so I used a darning foot and released the pressure. After a bit I went back to the 15 that the hopping foot fit well.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...e-t261692.html
new thread about quick release

I am wondering if you have the right foot. 'For the singer 15 I use a low shank darning foot. You can get this at
sewclassic.com for 3.99. I absouletly love free motion on my singer 15! I love my singer 15's. They are my go to machines. If your starting out FM, the best advice I was given is to practice on felt. It worked great!

I did my foot like Leah Days. Works great. I cut the plastic part so I could see better. And I didnt use a hair band, I used a sliver of wood the thickness I needed and wired in place. And I bent the bar so it doesn't "hop" anymore. Then My sister brought me her foot to break. My kid freaked when Sis said to break her foot. Don't you just love young'uns?

wow that looks like my foot only I put a hair band around the top right under the wire thing that goes over the needle screw...if I didn't have the hair band on it the foot was right on the machine bed when the pressure foot was down.. with the hair band on it there is room to move the fabric around. otherwise the pressure foot is right on the fabric and it will not move..I must be doing something wrong as I called the man I got the feet from and he said they were the right ones for my machine..thanks

When the needle is down, the foot should sit on the bed. When the needle is up, as long as the horizontal piece of wire is on top of the needle clamp, it will raise up lots to be able to move the fabric around. The fabric needs to be "tight" to the bed when the needle is down and while the needle is coming out of the fabric or it will skip stitches and you don't move the fabric when the needle's in it anyway.

I did do the modification that Leah Day shows and the noise difference is amazing! I did it to my Juki and I went from hating the noise to not minding it at all. DH told me once that he could hear when I was stitching from outside. He couldn't anymore once I did the modification.