Clealy Perfect Angles or Painters tape?
05-05-2015, 12:09 PM
#14
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I haven't used it. About the painter's tape, though. I place a strip of painter's tape on the bed, but I mark it with a permanent marker liner. To get the line exact, I raise the presser foot, lower the needle, place my favorite 6-inch ruler on the bed and move it next to the needle (making sure the lines on it are aligned with my sewing machine bed in all ways), lower the presser foot onto the ruler, then use a permanent marker along the ruler's edge to mark a straight line. The tape does not have to be perfectly aligned because the marker line will be. Works pretty well for me.
05-06-2015, 03:26 AM
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I have the Easy Angler 2 that I used with my side load bobbin machine. Went to a drop in bobbin machine and agree, it's a pain to have to re-align it after changing bobbins. I might have to check out the EB one.
05-06-2015, 04:09 AM
#16
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I have had The Angler 2 and Clearly Perfect Angles. I much much prefer The Angler but it's easier to swap out bobbins while using the Clearly Perfect Angles. So I keep that one on my machine.
eta: if I had a front loading or side loading bobbin I would stick with The Angler.
eta: if I had a front loading or side loading bobbin I would stick with The Angler.
05-07-2015, 05:49 AM
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Look up Bonnie Hunter and her site. She explains how she marks her machines. She likes vintage machines and has quite a collection. It's how she marks each machine so she can sew on any of them and still have a 1/4" seam. Hope this helps.
05-07-2015, 06:51 AM
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Wasn't this just discussed on here earlier in the week?
05-07-2015, 08:26 AM
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I agree, Bonnie Hunter sews on a multitude of different machines and posted about setting up for a seam without having to remove anything when opening the slide plate to change bobbins. quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/08/sewing-saturday.html
Wasn't this just discussed on here earlier in the week?
Wasn't this just discussed on here earlier in the week?
05-07-2015, 10:16 AM
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I sew things other than quilts so I use different seam allowances. Even on a quilt I use a different one for the binding and backing than I do the rest of the quilt. So I would rather not have to remove and reset a guide over and over.
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