marla

Make sure you hang on to the ends as that is usually what veres off to the right. If I go too fast, it is hard to control my stitches.

pacquilter

The quarter inch foot revolutionized my quilt piecing....still not perfect but infinitely better!

Rosewood9

I think perfection is something we aim for.

Pat M.

Practice, Practice, Practice, and then more Practice

patski

nope! I bought a 1/4 inch foot!!

penski

i have had my moments when i sewed a straight line , but those are moments that are few and far apart!!, i also have to remember to slow down and get back in the groove, i tend to get in a hurry and then my straight lines turn in to a mess if i dont !! they make it look so easy in the videos while they are sewing 100 mile a hour !

katykwilt

If we were meant to only sew straight, there would be no curves. I like both, so the machine helps when I'm not paying attention. I've found moderate speed, using a stiletto and keeping the pins pinned so the tips are about a quarter inch to the left of the seam help (don't have to remove them then.) It's like driving -- can't take your eyes off the road to check out the world or I will stitch in the ditch before there's a ditch.

Charlee

I find that the more I have to drink before sitting down to sew, the straighter my seams are, at least until I go to bed at night and those darned elves show up to rip and restitched everything crooked!!
There ought to be some way to get rid of them!

grandme26

What do you mean by straight? I can sew a very straight crocked seam by not even trying. My seams look like
this _----__---______--------__-----_--_-_-_--_-- and they are straight but ------------

Sandra in Minnesota

Usually at a slow to moderate pace. I have to follow the end of the foot to try to keep that 1/4" . What a battle sometimes.