Ok, let's be honest
#51
It really depends on what it is. Without a seam guide, no way could I sew a straight line. But, if I have my seam guide it is fairly straight. I get the job done, and that's what counts in my book. If I really was obsessive about having a straight seam and perfect points, I would have gone crazy!
#53
Let's be honest, does everyone sew straight? Gee, maybe it is just me! Ok, I have firgued out to slow down and not hurry that helps. Sewing over straight pins does take me off track so I try to stop take the pins out. I still have to be very careful..is it just me? I would like to hear from you on this.
Last edited by GailG; 01-30-2012 at 05:33 AM.
#55
Hmm, so many have the same problem I do with crooked rulers. LOL Glad to hear we're not along in our veering off at the end of a piece. I do find slowing down helps and using my awl keeps the end a little more under control.
#56
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Are you kidding?! I never can sew straight even with all the gadgets that are supposed to help with that! And if I do sew straight (ha), it's at an angle. My quilts always come out at an angle due to my lack of depth perception.
P.S. I can't pull my car into the garage straight either!
P.S. I can't pull my car into the garage straight either!
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My seams do sometimes do a wiggles waggal, but just recently I discovered that my Janome 10000 has a cloth guide attachment, took me 10 years to read the manual (haha). It is adjustable, and now my wiggles are less. Slower speeds do help. I learned to quilt the strip quipting method years ago, and it is hard to be slow and steady. But slow is much better at straighter seams.
#60
I get so frustrated with the 1/4" thing. I am used to the 5/8" thing as I make dolls and doll clothes too. However, after really screwing up a rail fence quilt, I bought a 1/4" presser foot. I don't think that the seller sent me the right one because it doesn't lay flat on my sewing machine but, it does work well enough. I get the 1/4" seam if I don't sew too fast. (My biggest fault! LOL) Well, now that I have the 1/4" presser foot I have taught myself to slow down. My BROTHER machine has a really slow speed. I use it for the smaller pieces and, while I am impatient with the speed, I do get better seams. As a novice, I am constantly learning. Thanks mostly to the ladies and gentlemen of this board.
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