Comments on Cluck Cluck Sew: Its all in the foot

LOVE! the phrase..."(with a handy guide on th...

2011-12-28T18:14:44.949-07:00

LOVE! the phrase..."(with a handy guide on the side so you can pound a bag of Doritos and sew at the same time)."

Thanks! That never occurred to me before. Is the ...

2011-02-08T00:33:02.247-07:00

Thanks! That never occurred to me before. Is the Nr. 57 foot sold by Bernina stockists too? I have a Bernina machine.

Loredana
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this small post was worth its weight in gold! than...

2010-09-02T01:18:50.779-06:00

this small post was worth its weight in gold! thank you!
kt

I am just a novice quilter/patchworker. I need to ...

2010-08-25T02:07:36.802-06:00

I am just a novice quilter/patchworker. I need to buy another sewingmachine, mine is used . I want to buy a BERNINA too.I LOve to hear waht's your experience with this machine.
Thanks a lot.
Baukje

I have a 1/4 foot with the guide too, it's a w...

2010-08-24T15:43:55.696-06:00

I have a 1/4 foot with the guide too, it's a wonderful thing. I'm not exact by nature and need all the help I can get.

Yeah, I, too, had multiple "experiences"...

2010-08-24T15:24:47.116-06:00

Yeah, I, too, had multiple "experiences" before I figured it out...I thought everyone knew it but me, tho! Sometimes common knowledge isn't so common, so thanks for the reminder!

I'm pretty new to sewing so I thank you for th...

2010-08-24T13:26:26.461-06:00

I'm pretty new to sewing so I thank you for this b/c I had no idea! I am working on my first quilt (still cutting out the pieces) and this is great to know before I start sewing! Thanks!!

I "eye balled" a 1/4 of inch seam for ye...

2010-08-24T09:55:16.781-06:00

I "eye balled" a 1/4 of inch seam for years. I love my 1/4" piecing foot, I wish I had bought one years ago.

Two more unconventional tips on this topic. 1. If ...

2010-08-24T07:12:08.506-06:00

Two more unconventional tips on this topic.
1. If you can't get a 1/4 inch foot, measure 1/4 from where your needle is and mark a line with a piece of masking tape. A big piece. This can serve as your guide.
2. Eat the Doritos and all chips with chopsticks!

Genius! Here I was thinking something was wrong wi...

2010-08-23T22:04:04.932-06:00

Genius! Here I was thinking something was wrong with all of my measurements for my last three quilts, I'd never followed a pattern before so I'd never noticed. I think I should reacquaint myself with my sweet machine and her tools.

i'm pretty sure I've got that problem with...

2010-08-23T21:11:37.912-06:00

i'm pretty sure I've got that problem with my bernina! I may just have to invest in another foot! :)

I bump my needle over! I used to have 1/4" ma...

2010-08-23T20:45:41.578-06:00

I bump my needle over! I used to have 1/4" marked on my foot, and that was too hard to watch. So far moving the needle over has worked (I measured).

I totally had an "ah ha!" moment when I ...

2010-08-23T19:19:15.587-06:00

I totally had an "ah ha!" moment when I read this post. So THAT'S why my stuff always comes out smaller then it should. I went out this afternoon and bought the 1/4" foot and I can't wait to put it on! Thanks for sharing this!

Amen, sistah!

2010-08-23T16:58:28.220-06:00

Amen, sistah!

Mine is just slightly greater than 1/4" and i...

2010-08-23T15:42:24.348-06:00

Mine is just slightly greater than 1/4" and its very frustrating. In the future, when I'm shopping for a machine (way way way in the future), that will be on the list of things to check. And a guide. I like Doritos, too. :-)

I had this same problem with my Brother but thankf...

2010-08-23T13:49:05.765-06:00

I had this same problem with my Brother but thankfully the used Bernina 1260 I bought already had the 1/4 inch foot. Great illustration of the difference in seam allowance! You're right, it makes a huge difference!

My new machine came with a 1/4" foot for piec...

2010-08-23T13:45:44.375-06:00

My new machine came with a 1/4" foot for piecing and it hardly ever comes off now. It's such a great tool!

I learned that the hard way too. I felt silly when...

2010-08-23T13:16:40.148-06:00

I learned that the hard way too. I felt silly when I finally took a quilting class and she explained the importance. I love my 1/4" foot now!

I am so glad you posted this. I've always tho...

2010-08-23T12:54:33.192-06:00

I am so glad you posted this. I've always thought my machine was defective. I kid you not.

Doritos huh? ; ) I was a needle bumper too and t...

2010-08-23T12:14:44.276-06:00

Doritos huh? ; ) I was a needle bumper too and that worked... until one day the kids changed the button on me. So like you said test. Test before you strip piece a whole pile of blocks. Test people. Or get a 1/4" foot with a guide on it.

I just use a piece of tape on the machine base to ...

2010-08-23T11:12:27.847-06:00

I just use a piece of tape on the machine base to get an accurate seam allowance. Thanks fo letting me know it's OK to eating while quiliting. I thought it was against the rules.

Answer to Keriann above: you eat doritos with a sp...

2010-08-23T11:00:52.255-06:00

Answer to Keriann above: you eat doritos with a spoon. Seriously, my friends and I eat Cheetos (our preferred orange-y goodness food) with a spoon. It looks weird. But it keeps those fingerprints off the fabric!

I too found this out the hard way. I'm still ...

2010-08-23T10:37:14.220-06:00

I too found this out the hard way. I'm still "roughing it" by just moving the needle over. Halarious "pouding doritos" LOVE it!!

I bought the Huskvarna quilting card--the scant 1/...

2010-08-23T10:28:36.108-06:00

I bought the Huskvarna quilting card--the scant 1/4" seam stitch is my fav-or-ite. But I keep buying feet. Just got the 1/2" bias binder. It needs babysitting, and I wouldn't use it for something really important, but I can bind a whole very large baby quilt in 1.5 hour--including making the binding strip!

What a coincidence as i have just ordered a 1/4 in...

2010-08-23T10:23:57.326-06:00

What a coincidence as i have just ordered a 1/4 inch seam foot for my machine!! I'm hoping it makes life easier, oh and more professional looking on the pieceing front!!