which foot?
10-18-2011, 04:54 AM
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You probably got a darning foot (or free motion quilting foot)with your machine. I use a 1/4" foot all the time, and an open toe foot to stitch in the ditch. Another thing I would advise you to invest in is a single needle plate for your machine. It REALLY helps keep your fabric from being sucked into your machine when you're piecing. I've used one for years and if I was going to by a new machine that would be one of the first things I'd buy!
10-18-2011, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
Originally Posted by Country1
couldn't do without my 1/4 inch, darning, or my walking foot!
10-18-2011, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Janice Maroni
Originally Posted by Country1
couldn't do without my 1/4 inch, darning, or my walking foot!
10-18-2011, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Skittl1321
I use my regular foot.for.piecing, not a quarter inch foot.
My darning foot (i prefer open toe) is a must.for.free motion quilting.
I just got.a.walking foot but haven't used it yet. On Bernina, it costs as much as a cheap sewing machine! It was a splurge for sure, I had been doing ok (but not great) without it.
I also like my clear applique foot for.satin stitch applique...makes turning corners easy.
I now covet the wheel.foot to do curved piecing and the free motion couching foot.for shear fun. Not sure if I eventually want the 1/4 inch foot, and with or without guide...
(sorry for the random periods between words, my.phone does that.)
My darning foot (i prefer open toe) is a must.for.free motion quilting.
I just got.a.walking foot but haven't used it yet. On Bernina, it costs as much as a cheap sewing machine! It was a splurge for sure, I had been doing ok (but not great) without it.
I also like my clear applique foot for.satin stitch applique...makes turning corners easy.
I now covet the wheel.foot to do curved piecing and the free motion couching foot.for shear fun. Not sure if I eventually want the 1/4 inch foot, and with or without guide...
(sorry for the random periods between words, my.phone does that.)
10-18-2011, 05:43 AM
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I don't like or use my 1/4" foot. I don't like the metal bar and I don't have a single hole cover plate. So I use my metal zig zag foot when I piece ... it has right & left markings on it; I use the right mark as a guide to sew a scant 1/4" seam while my needle is in the far left position, where the machine does not try to eat my fabric. If I had to sew those narrow seams with the needle in center position, I would be forced to buy a single hole cover plate.
Besides the aforementioned walking, darning, and satin stitch feet, I also like my stitch in the ditch foot. On that one, the metal bar is a good thing ... it keeps my stitching right where it needs to be. Before I bought the SID foot, my attempts to SID were pitiful.
Besides the aforementioned walking, darning, and satin stitch feet, I also like my stitch in the ditch foot. On that one, the metal bar is a good thing ... it keeps my stitching right where it needs to be. Before I bought the SID foot, my attempts to SID were pitiful.
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