1/4" Foot
10-18-2010, 03:24 PM
#72
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Originally Posted by aorlflood
For those of you who have the 1/4" foot with the side flange/blade...
When you are doing something like hst's where you are not sewing along the edge of the fabric, do you remove the foot and put a regular foot on? Or can you sew with the blade running ACROSS the fabric?
I hope you understand what I am trying to ask...LOL.
When you are doing something like hst's where you are not sewing along the edge of the fabric, do you remove the foot and put a regular foot on? Or can you sew with the blade running ACROSS the fabric?
I hope you understand what I am trying to ask...LOL.
10-18-2010, 04:29 PM
#76
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Absolutely my best machine foot. A friend got it for my birthday and I would totally be lost without it. Especially trying to learn on my own.I couldn't sew straight for diddle!!! Every sewer should have one!!
10-18-2010, 04:42 PM
#77
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Originally Posted by mpeters1200
Originally Posted by ktmo815
can someone describe what a walking foot is & what it looks like please?
Regarding a walking foot. They are, of course, different for different machines, but the premise is the same. It's this big bulky box, usually white, that you attach to the machine. It has a little presser on it that you put onto the screw that holds your needle in. It has another set of feed dogs that go over the top of the fabric to "walk" all 3 layers evenly through the machine. This way, you have feed dogs on the top and bottom of your fabric. I use it whenever I machine quilt that is not free motion, which isn't too often. I also use it to apply my binding on every quilt. Also, I use the birthing method on most baby quilts instead of binding them, I always use my walking foot for that.
If you do a search at the top of this board and type in walking foot, there will be pages and pages of threads to go through, some with pictures too. I'm sorry that my cell phone doesn't do pictures or I would have posted one of mine.
10-18-2010, 04:47 PM
#78
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Originally Posted by MommaDorian
All I can say is, "I'm in LOVE". I wish I'd discovered it sooner. Anybody else love theirs? :lol:
10-18-2010, 05:25 PM
#80
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Location: Pacific Northwest
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The 1/4" ("bladed") foot is one of my favorite and most used! The walking foot comes in a close second. I recently purchased the stitch in the ditch foot (for my Husqvarna Diamond) and I'm going to like it too.
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