Am I the only person in the world that can't sew a straight line???

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05-09-2011, 12:19 PM

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Cherylsea

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I have a 1/4" foot, marked throat plate and sometimes a tape guide AND I press and starch - it helps but I just can't do long seams at 1/4"! Going to have cataract surgery - maybe that will finally do it?!

05-09-2011, 12:21 PM

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patricej

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straight line?

what's that? :lol:

05-09-2011, 12:23 PM

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Annaquilts

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I do think it might be your machine partially. But I can't say my seam is all that perfect either. Hey but I am having fun! I think the older vintage machines give a wonderful straight stitch and line.

05-09-2011, 12:25 PM

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quiltsRfun

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Same here. I thought I'd have no problems with quilting since I'd done a lot of garment sewing. NOT! Sometimes I look at my seams and wonder if I was asleep when I sewed them. But I think I'm getting better. And I think I finally mastered the 1/4 inch seam. At least it seems to be working out on a recent project.

05-09-2011, 12:27 PM

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Kehoeta

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Maybe we should start the Crooked Line Club? I can't sew a straight line for the life of me... It doesn't matter which machine I use, or how fast or slow I sew...

05-09-2011, 12:33 PM

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aorlflood

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kehoeta

Maybe we should start the Crooked Line Club? I can't sew a straight line for the life of me... It doesn't matter which machine I use, or how fast or slow I sew...

Ditto! Even when I slow the speed on my machine...still no straight line.

05-09-2011, 12:38 PM

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Elisabethann

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Well, I was going to add that it might be the machine and not you, then I read you have a Viking. I started out years ago with a $85 machine from Kmart? Or Walmart. Bought a new machine to finish DS's baby quilt and it made all the difference in the world. Now... that doesn't mean I can sew a straight line though!

I am better at it now, but still find myself drawing the 1/4 line mark right on the fabric with pencil or a fabric marker AND I have the 1/4 seam foot. It all helps, but sometimes.... the 1/4 in seam just ain't happening.

05-09-2011, 12:52 PM

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eastermarie

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When I was 13 my grandma told me I'd never learn to drive because I couldn't sew a straight seam. I'm driving but my seams still may not be perfectly straight.

05-09-2011, 01:02 PM

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Holice

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slow down and look at how you sit in front of the machine.
If you are not sitting straight on your seams might not be straight on either.

05-09-2011, 01:16 PM

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Diana Lynne

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Quote:

Originally Posted by aorlflood

I started garment sewing 37 years ago and have been quilting for about 9 years now. And I STILL can't sew a straight line! :((((

Am I defective or what?

NO!!! You are not..because if you are..than I am :lol: ..I am trying to make a homemade pincushion to go into my May Secret Pal..Lets just say, that it will not make it into her package :D ..No matter how hard I try, I can not sew on a straight line..