Perfect Piecing seam guide
11-02-2013, 06:16 PM
#21
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 243
My DH bought me a Juki and a 1/4" foot special for piecing block. It works great and did not cost alot of money for it and so I alway get my quarter inch correct. Check with the dealer or local sewing shop. But I found the foot also fits my Janome also, so he bought another for that little machine to take where ever I go. I definately recommend it.
11-02-2013, 11:11 PM
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,453
I have found the best thing to use was a piece of masking tape. On my small Janome 5024 it's been there since I started quilting in 2003. I check my measurement every so often but it seem to remain consistent. I have a 1/4" foot for each of my 4 Janomes but have noticed the bar can move. On my Janome 6600, which is my main piecing machine, I use the markings on the presser plate.
11-04-2013, 01:42 PM
#23
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 10,742
I simply use one of my rulers that has thin lines on it. Would work just as well. Here is a link to it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/PERKINS-DRY-GO...dp/B004KYYN82/
I place my ruler under the presser foot in a similar manner, lower the needle so it is just to the right of the 1/4" line on my ruler, lower the presser foot to hold the ruler in place, make sure the ruler is running straight from front to back, and use the hard right edge to position an adhesive seam guide in place for my piecing. My favorite is this Dritz product:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but it may no longer be available. If not, I will go back to my trusty moleskin. (Moleskin is an adhesive foam product available in the foot section of any pharmacy, Target, Walmart, etc.). This creates a solid guide against which I can butt my strips as I sew.
You might find this recent QB thread helpful:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...r-t233483.html
http://www.amazon.com/PERKINS-DRY-GO...dp/B004KYYN82/
I place my ruler under the presser foot in a similar manner, lower the needle so it is just to the right of the 1/4" line on my ruler, lower the presser foot to hold the ruler in place, make sure the ruler is running straight from front to back, and use the hard right edge to position an adhesive seam guide in place for my piecing. My favorite is this Dritz product:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but it may no longer be available. If not, I will go back to my trusty moleskin. (Moleskin is an adhesive foam product available in the foot section of any pharmacy, Target, Walmart, etc.). This creates a solid guide against which I can butt my strips as I sew.
You might find this recent QB thread helpful:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...r-t233483.html
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