quarter in foot for 201 Singer
#2
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Good question. I don't know for sure. I have an aftermarket one that works great on some Singers, but gives a wider seam than wanted on others.
It's the kind with the little metal guide on the side.
The problem with it is the fit of the foot on the presser foot shaft. Singers are not always the same as other brands.
Joe
It's the kind with the little metal guide on the side.
The problem with it is the fit of the foot on the presser foot shaft. Singers are not always the same as other brands.
Joe
#4
Why not use the seam guide that screws into the machine bed? It can be set to any distance up to about 1 1/2". There have been a lot of different widths made over the last 120 years and they're all very common.
This seems ( :-) ) too obvious an answer though: Is there some reason the seam guide doesn't work for quilting?
This seems ( :-) ) too obvious an answer though: Is there some reason the seam guide doesn't work for quilting?
#5
Why not use the seam guide that screws into the machine bed? It can be set to any distance up to about 1 1/2". There have been a lot of different widths made over the last 120 years and they're all very common.
This seems ( :-) ) too obvious an answer though: Is there some reason the seam guide doesn't work for quilting?
This seems ( :-) ) too obvious an answer though: Is there some reason the seam guide doesn't work for quilting?
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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sdeaaz,
There are many designs of bed mounted, magnetic, sticky on seam guides. I prefer the bed mounted (screw on) to the others. I use a ruler and adjust my guides from the needle that way I can get a repeatable seam even if I switch from one machine to another.
Here's a site I found just recently that has several different ones:
{ http://jimtaly.com/products.php?cate...ories&total=32 }
And more here:
{ http://www.cutexsewingsupplies.com/ }
Joe
There are many designs of bed mounted, magnetic, sticky on seam guides. I prefer the bed mounted (screw on) to the others. I use a ruler and adjust my guides from the needle that way I can get a repeatable seam even if I switch from one machine to another.
Here's a site I found just recently that has several different ones:
{ http://jimtaly.com/products.php?cate...ories&total=32 }
And more here:
{ http://www.cutexsewingsupplies.com/ }
Joe
#7
sdeaaz,
There are many designs of bed mounted, magnetic, sticky on seam guides. I prefer the bed mounted (screw on) to the others. I use a ruler and adjust my guides from the needle that way I can get a repeatable seam even if I switch from one machine to another.
Here's a site I found just recently that has several different ones:
{ http://jimtaly.com/products.php?cate...ories&total=32 }
And more here:
{ http://www.cutexsewingsupplies.com/ }
Joe
There are many designs of bed mounted, magnetic, sticky on seam guides. I prefer the bed mounted (screw on) to the others. I use a ruler and adjust my guides from the needle that way I can get a repeatable seam even if I switch from one machine to another.
Here's a site I found just recently that has several different ones:
{ http://jimtaly.com/products.php?cate...ories&total=32 }
And more here:
{ http://www.cutexsewingsupplies.com/ }
Joe
#8
This link might be of help to you. I use what is called a scant quarter. Here is the link for you explaining the whys and wherefores of the quarter inch seam.
http://quiltville.com/quarterinch.shtml
http://quiltville.com/quarterinch.shtml
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