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Sometimes I find it helps to start the sewing about 1/2 inch from edge - back stitch a few stitches and then go forward. This keeps the edge of the fabric from getting eaten up in the feed dogs.
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Originally Posted by cminor
I am doing a ton of half square trianges with my Fons & Porter ruler. LOVE it by the way :)
But because I am chain piecing the ends I put in keep getting caught in the feed dogs. I do lift the foot first - and I don't even put in the side with the sharp point. I don't know what I could be doing wrong. It seems like it is almost better when I go faster but I don't have as much control that way . . any idea's? |
There are several different ones for different patterns. One that is good to have is for trianglesand has an offset on the top so if you cut that off, your pieces will fit with no dog ears.
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To start, I lift the foot, grab a scrap and place it under the foot toward the back.
Then butt the first piece you want to sew right against it, so your first stitches will land on the square. Start sewing and before your needle clears that square, grab your next set of squares, and park it against the first. You'll have a chain going in no time. Once all the squares are sewn, flip the last piece, pull the whole chain into your lap, grab your scrap to place under the back of the foot again, and begin down the other side of the center of the squares. This time will be easier, because the chain has them fairly closer together, and they'll be easier to line up. When done, snip all the threads to seperate your square pairs. |
so glad you asked this I have been have the same thing. love all the hints. thank you all.
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