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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by american homestead
My first advice would be to get
a 1/4" seam allowance foot for your machine. This will help with your accuracy and it just makes it so much easier. The photo above is the foot for my machine, I love the fabric guide on the bottom right, it makes it sooo easy. These days, you can get a 1/4" seam foot for all sorts of machines, even older models. I don't know why manufacturers don't make a 'scant' foot - all they need to do is to file off a tad - if not, why don't quilters get their DH's to do it for them? you're not the only one, i hate the foot with the guide. the old singer 1/4 foot are great for the scant seam |
I don't like the foot because you really can't see if the fabric is up against the guide. I don't like to move my needle over because then I can't use the single hole needle plate. So I use my eyes.
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I have two 1/4" feet almost identical. One has the little guide and the other doesn't. I wish I had never bought the one with the guide. I think I subconsciously put my fabric up against the guide and it results in a "chubby" 1/4 seam rather than the scant that is just perfect. I wouldn't have known about this tendency had I not had both feet so live and learn I guess. My guideless foot works just perfect but I would caution anyone about repositioning the needle on some 1/4 feet. Mine doesn't allow repositioning needle so don't find this out the hard way with a broken needle. Don't ask how I know!
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wonder why someone has not come up with a 1/4" scant foot for the sewing machine? LOL
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Sometimes it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks....
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Leslie said "I don't know why manufacturers don't make a 'scant' foot - all they need to do is to file off a tad - if not, why don't quilters get their DH's to do it for them?"
I have a great 1/4" foot but may decide to sand off a bit of the outside edge so I can always have that scant seam. As a new quilter I am not ready for those super blocks with LOTS of seams, but they may be in my future. Thanks for the tip Leslie. |
Since a scant 1/4" is so important why can't some enterprising machine co. develop one? They'd make a fortune.
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Originally Posted by RUSewing
I love my 1/4" foot and had to adjust it slightly for the scant 1/4". Now my blocks come out the same size and I wouldn't be ashamed to swap them. Kudos to the inventor :)!
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I am so glad that I found this board! This was an awesome subject, especially for a new quilter like me!
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It really isn't the seam that you want to measure, but the 'right side' of the fabric after it is sewn. You can have a perfect scant 1/4" seam, but if the two pieces don't measure correctly after pressing your seam needs to be adjusted.
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