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06-21-2011, 03:58 AM

#31

Mommomjoann

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You will be fine after your knee,it's good exercise for the knee to bend!!! Work it out!! Mine is great!!! Good luck!

06-21-2011, 04:03 AM

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lovedquilts

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I am left handed and use my right foot to sew, just like driving a car

06-21-2011, 04:12 AM

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Just Me...

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I use the button rather than the foot. Thought I was too much of a control freak to do it...but have found that I love it!

06-21-2011, 04:17 AM

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katkat1946

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Just an aside - it's remarkable how much your cat looks like mine!!! Size-wise, coloring, hughe fluffy tail & all!

06-21-2011, 04:23 AM

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QuiltnNan

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i'm a righty and am severely lefty challenged.

06-21-2011, 04:28 AM

#36

joysewer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by toomanycats

yes suzee, my brother has told me that all my life! he is also amadexerous (close on the spelling?)and switches in the middle of a letter. He had started out left handed in school and the grade school teacher said it was wrong and used to whack him across the nuckles with a ruler to make him write with his right hand. (this was in the early 50's.) she didn't do that anymore after dad went up there and set her straight.

Good for your dad!!!

06-21-2011, 04:41 AM

#37

moreland

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Quote:

Originally Posted by katesnanna

Quote:

Originally Posted by toomanycats

Here is a curious question..... do right handed people use their right foot on the sewing machine peddle and do left handed people use their left? Just curious here. I am looking at having my right knee replaced and am playing around with using my left foot on the peddle and was wondering if using the left foot was a natural to some of you.

I'm a right hander but use my left foot. I was told by a quilt teacher that it was better for my back, sure was. Now it's just natural instinct. I've been doing it for about 7 years now.
It did feel strange at first but now I don't even notice.

In the last 8-10 years I decided to use my left foot so I could use the knee control that came with my Bernina--at first was a bit awkward but now is my preference, altho I can use either one.

06-21-2011, 04:50 AM

#38

DeeBooper

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Originally Posted by toomanycats

I am ambidextrous and I use both feet and/or both hands!!!

06-21-2011, 04:52 AM

#39

Buckeye Rose

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I am right handed and use both feet at the same time! Using both seems to keep the pedal in one place and doesn't slide around.

06-21-2011, 04:58 AM

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Numa

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Worked with 4-H kids for 25 years and found 2 left footed kids that simply could not use their right foot to sew.Everyone else used their right foot. I thread the machine with either hand however although I am right handed and use my right foot.