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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:17 AM
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    Buuuttttt...what a great surprize!! LOL!
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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:21 AM
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    Hilarious....thanks for my morning giggle!
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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:34 AM
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    aren't surprises fun. You can say look what I got!.
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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:36 AM
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    My machine is sneaking on to 40 years old. Unfortunately it did not come with a 1/4" foot...I checked last week. :( Even to put something on the surface to give myself a 1/4" edge to butt up against is tricky as the 1/4" from my needle is smack in the middle of the right feed dog!!!! My solution was to use a thick piece of cardboard taped to the surface, stopping just in front of the feed dogs. Sometimes you just have to do whatever works on each machine. I suspect if I looked, I could buy a 1/4" foot....but this is cheaper. (Read..more $$$ for fabric. ;) )

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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:48 AM
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    guess I'll have to check that out - my machine predates my quilting - had it abut 7-8 years now Maybe I have that wonderful gadget !
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    Old 03-27-2011, 05:54 AM
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    Boy, have I done that too! And what's worse is buying something and then later forgetting what it is I am supposed to do with it! :o)
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    Old 03-27-2011, 06:03 AM
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    sassyg wrote: LOL, LOL...That was really just too amazing...like the lady who told the true story on the GCC forum about the man calling in the service tech for problems with his computer not working and went on and on when the problem was the electricity had gone out of his building....poor tech lost his job because he told the man to take back his computer because he was just to stupid to own a computer.

    Years ago my neighbor called the TV man because her TV would not even turn on. Problem: extension cord was dead.
    Husband was not a happy camper as he paid for a service call.
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    Old 03-27-2011, 06:14 AM
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    sometimes it pays to read the manual once a year! Glad you found it.
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    Old 03-27-2011, 06:20 AM
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    yep....i found out the hard way too...lol
    Originally Posted by MadQuilter
    Just so you know, 1/4" foot does not guarantee 1/4" seams. I hope yours is, but just to make sure: MEASURE your seams/pieces before you sew a whole bunch of stuff assuming that it is perfect. (Ask me why I'm telling you this, lol)
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    Old 03-27-2011, 06:27 AM
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    Originally Posted by Pzazz
    My machine is sneaking on to 40 years old. Unfortunately it did not come with a 1/4" foot...I checked last week. :( Even to put something on the surface to give myself a 1/4" edge to butt up against is tricky as the 1/4" from my needle is smack in the middle of the right feed dog!!!! My solution was to use a thick piece of cardboard taped to the surface, stopping just in front of the feed dogs. Sometimes you just have to do whatever works on each machine. I suspect if I looked, I could buy a 1/4" foot....but this is cheaper. (Read..more $$$ for fabric. ;) )

    Patti
    I have the same problem with 1/4" covering right feed dog. However, I can move my needle to the far right (when I remember to do so) and then mark 1/4". I do not like the 1/4" foot as it does not hold the fabric as snug as the regular foot.
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