A Surprising Comparrison...

[easyquilts]

I have two quarter inch feet... One is an Alphasew, which has no flange, and the other is a flanged foot, made for my machune.

I just made a bunch of rail fence blocks, using my Alphasew, which was a tuft.... The blocks had Dix stations, snd measured out still 12.5in. unfinished...

I needed be more row, so made another stripset of Dix, udiny the flanged quarter inch foot. The result should have been the as me... They were not.

The flanged foot gave me a block that measured 11.5in.. What?

I am including pictures.

So... I thunk the Alphasew quarter inch foot gives me a good scant quarter inch seam, and will be using it from now on....

[asta]

That is a big difference. I know I have to watch carefully when using my guided foot so I don't "force" the fabric against the runner. Hope you can get it to work for you without too much trouble.

[Sandy Navas]

Sandy, I ran into a similar issue - I used four different machines when sewing my offset coin quilt - strip sets of batik fabric. I got ready to square things up and found definite variations in the blocks.

Guess that's why not all size 9 shoes fit my feet . . .

[bubba]

On Jill, the quarter inch foot is way over that measurement. I used it once and it was 3/8" or more when putting the fabric against the flange. I now use the regular foot and the markings on the machine and throat plate and I have consistent 1/4" seams now. The foot, which appears identical in looks, that I use on my old machine, which is a Singer, gives me a perfect 1/4" seam. Matter of fact, that foot is a Babylock foot as Singer did not make one when I was looking!!

[Liberty]

My mom and I have the same machine (Janome MC6500) and she uses 1/4 inch guide foot and has a much wider seam than I do without using the guide foot. My seams are scant, her's are a bit over.

Really doesn't work out well when we work on a project together!

[Amy R]

wow! and wow for the pretty fabrics!

[Live to Quilt]

Sandy, that is why there is the old saying What ever machine you start a project with finish with it.
For they are all different
All have a Happy New Year

[BobW]

Sandy, I ran into a similar issue - I used four different machines when sewing my offset coin quilt - strip sets of batik fabric. I got ready to square things up and found definite variations in the blocks.

Guess that's why not all size 9 shoes fit my feet . . .

Sandy,

I keep telling you not all size 9 shoes fit you because you are a 10! LOL

[Jean Sewing Machine]

Can you change your needle position to make your seam more accurate? I do that to give me a scant 1/4" seam.

[Grandma Nan]

Sandy,

I keep telling you not all size 9 shoes fit you because you are a 10! LOL

Yeah boB is back.