Do you love your 1/4" seam foot as much as I do? I know a lot of people aren't crazy about them, but I love mine. How do you keep your seam accurate? 📐
@@yvonnesullivan5662 I do see that point frequently, Yvonne! And I totally understand. For me, I love this foot, but I do know it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Been running fever for 4 days. Finally ended today. I'm sorry I didn't catch you live. I LOVE my 1/4" foot. I hv a clear plastic one & 2 metal styles:)
Oh I'm so sorry to hear you're under the weather! I do hope you are on the road to recovery. I'll have to look at the other styles. I love this one because they designed it for this machine to work with those markings. It's been wonderful to use.
You should do it Suzanne! I love the Singer machines. They are inexpensive with a LOT of features. The Patchwork I just got in August is great machine. You can sew anything you like on it, but it is designed to make quilting easier. But you don't have to quilt. But why wouldn't you want to quilt? LOL It's not all making giant king sized quilts. I will be sharing smaller projects. And kid sized projects so it's manageable.
I haven't tried nudging the needle over a click to see if that gives the perfect scant seam. What I've been making has been working out ok for me, but I don't do large, complex quilt tops. My pieces have all been small and sizing not critical. Which works for me. As long as I can get my corners and points to work, I'm pretty happy.
It does!! But your seam allowance is smaller. Finger press open and gently apply the hot iron. And be SO CAREFUL about adjusting your needle position. Test it first with a SLOW hand crank of the wheel to make sure it doesn't strike the presser foot in any way.
I also got a Patchwork (for my birthday) and I love the way it sews, its so nice and quiet, but I'm having a problem with my 1/4" foot, did you have to reposition the needle? My needle is to far to the left and the needle hits its, I have broken 2 needles with the darn thing.?
OMG Pam!! For this foot to work properly, the needle needs to be right in the center. You can move your needle left and right with the arrow keys in that rounded panel. Make sure your needle is dead of center. You will damage your upper housing if the needle is hitting the presser foot. Plus it's incredibly dangerous as the sharp point of the needle goes flying off who knows where. You don't want that in you eyes! Or a pet's or child's eyes. The machine should default to the center position when turning it on and if it's not doing that, something is not right. If you are within warranty, I would exchange it in the store if possible. If you bought it directly from Singer, I would contact them about it. Fiddle with the right/left arrows today and see what the needle does. It should move left and right as you press the buttons. I bought a Heavy duty machine before getting this one, and it had an issue with a needle not moving left and right, so it would not do any of the decorative stitches. Put on the all purpose or zig zag foot and see if your decorative stitches are working. I was so disappointed in my Heavy Duty machine not working, and returning it to Singer was pretty inconvenient, but I was able to then get this Patchwork which came back in stock in the meantime. Good luck and let me know how this settles out
Thanks so much for your concern and you're right the last needle went into my finger (not badly), that's when I put my regular pressure foot back on, finished what I was doing (making bowl cozy"s) and shut her down. I just turned it back on and the needle did center so I'm thinking it got pulled out of place form the cozy's, this machine really doesn't have much power going through more then three layers of material, every time I came to a seam it would wine and come up with a cc code and I have to manually get the needle through, Anyway thanks for the concern and the help.
@@pamornes3592 It's definitely NOT a heavy duty machine. It's designed for light quilting. Keyword is LIGHT. It's good for piecing and the actual quilting which is two layers of cotton and batting. But it's not designed for mask making or heavy bag making. If you are getting a CC code, I would definitely reconsider sewing that type project on this machine. If you want to sew more heavy duty projects, the Heavy Duty machines are a better option for that kind of thing. Denims and canvas and multiple layers of cottons are too much for the Patchwork or the Brilliance. You might need to change the needle. They get dull faster than you think. And you might need to use a walking foot on something like a cozy if it's thick. I don't typically sew those, so I'm not familiar with the construction. Singer machines are great machines but it is important to think about the projects you want to make before investing in the machine. It's on my list to do a video that talks about how to select a sewing machine so maybe I should move that to the front of the line. I hope this helps you!
Mine is closer to 3/8 so I hate it. Bought it from dealer and they wouldn’t take it back. 😢 Bought a cheap one from Amazon better but still over 1/4 in. I use it for things that don’t matter like the last border on the quilt but otherwise I stick with using post its or something else to get the correct seam allowance.
Similar for sure! But this one is designed to keep your 1/4" seam line on point. I hadn't thought about the similarity before so maybe that's worth a quick video to compare and contrast them. Thanks for the idea!
My Singer quantum stylist comes with 15 different presser feet, and none of them are a quarter inch! Unbelievable! The quarter inch is actually in the middle of the feed dogs! And there’s not even a mark on the throat plate or sewing bed for it. First Mark is 3/8”. I saw online that the closest thing I can do is use one of these feet where you basically put it on the edge of your fabric and have to watch that the presser foot stays there the whole time. Annoying. I am going to get out my singer Patchwork quarter inch foot and see if it works on the stylist!
Oh Padma, that's awful! I would say that if your first mark is at 3/8s inch then that machine is for garment sewing, not quilting. The Patchwork is designed specifically for quilting which is why it has those aids to help keep the proper seam allowance. The problem with not having a presser foot that totally covers the feed dogs or running fabric through in the middle of feed dogs is that it's going to be very difficult to feed fabric evenly. Try it out and see how it works. It might be ok for squares, but it's going to give you a hard time with triangles or any sort of angle. Do you still have the Patchwork? If you still have the Patchwork, I would do all your piecing on that machine and then you could put the walking foot on the Quantum and do stitch in the ditch and attach binding. But to get into any sort of free motion quilting is going to be difficult because that machine just is not designed for it, where the Patchwork does that as well. The Confidence is the next machine up from Patchwork and I kind of wish I had bought that one. Now it's on big time sale, but it wasn't when I bought the Patchwork. Though I LOVE my Patchwork. Let me know how it works out for you.
@@PattymacMakes Hi Patty! Thanks! So the Patchwork quarter inch foot fits on my quantum stylus. So I can do my piercing on it with that foot. It is actually a better machine than the patchwork in pretty much every way other than the quarter inch madness. And you can lower the feed dogs on the stylist. I have done free motion quilting quite a bit on it. Works fine. But I am definitely frustrated that they made no attempt to make it easy to do a quarter inch! Before I bought it, I watched UA-cam videos that said it was a favorite with quilters. Guess they’re finding a way around the quarter inch problem!
@@padmarubiales5184 HMMMMM. I would look back at those videos and see how they set up to do it. It's not great that you don't have full coverage with the presser foot over the feed dogs, though.
Do you love your 1/4" seam foot as much as I do? I know a lot of people aren't crazy about them, but I love mine. How do you keep your seam accurate? 📐
No I prefer using masking tape as I can get 1/4 or scan 1/4 much easier, but thank you for the tutorial
@@yvonnesullivan5662 I do see that point frequently, Yvonne! And I totally understand. For me, I love this foot, but I do know it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Thank you for sharing this information on the 1/4” foot.
My pleasure!! I love using mine! Some people do not like using them, but I find them very helpful.
Very helpful 1/4 " seam foot demonstration.
Loved the video.Thank you.
I'm so glad Lucille! I have loved using this foot and the new machine.
Been running fever for 4 days. Finally ended today. I'm sorry I didn't catch you live. I LOVE my 1/4" foot. I hv a clear plastic one & 2 metal styles:)
Oh I'm so sorry to hear you're under the weather! I do hope you are on the road to recovery. I'll have to look at the other styles. I love this one because they designed it for this machine to work with those markings. It's been wonderful to use.
Yes, Patty, I love mine too. Had it for quite a while. I have a Viking Jade 20 machine & sure do enjoy sewing with it.
Thanks for your input, Pam! I see a lot of videos where people don't like them, but I really like mine, too!
Every little thing helps
It's so true!
Watching your videos makes me want to buy a sewing machine again. I do have the time now that I'm working from home. 😃
You should do it Suzanne! I love the Singer machines. They are inexpensive with a LOT of features. The Patchwork I just got in August is great machine. You can sew anything you like on it, but it is designed to make quilting easier. But you don't have to quilt. But why wouldn't you want to quilt? LOL It's not all making giant king sized quilts. I will be sharing smaller projects. And kid sized projects so it's manageable.
Love the 1/4 inch foot with my Singer Patchwork. I like a scant 1/4 and there is just enough room to move the needle a smidge to the right.
I haven't tried nudging the needle over a click to see if that gives the perfect scant seam. What I've been making has been working out ok for me, but I don't do large, complex quilt tops. My pieces have all been small and sizing not critical. Which works for me. As long as I can get my corners and points to work, I'm pretty happy.
I don't have the foot yet but my machine has the 1/4 inch setting.
Great video, thank you.
I have really enjoyed using mine! Thanks for watching!
Great footage of the machine and I find that type of detail really helps a novice like me. Great job!
Thank you! I'm glad you find it helpful!
does it allow for the turn of cloth ie the "scant" 1/4 ty
It does!! But your seam allowance is smaller. Finger press open and gently apply the hot iron. And be SO CAREFUL about adjusting your needle position. Test it first with a SLOW hand crank of the wheel to make sure it doesn't strike the presser foot in any way.
I also got a Patchwork (for my birthday) and I love the way it sews, its so nice and quiet, but I'm having a problem with my 1/4" foot, did you have to reposition the needle? My needle is to far to the left and the needle hits its, I have broken 2 needles with the darn thing.?
OMG Pam!! For this foot to work properly, the needle needs to be right in the center. You can move your needle left and right with the arrow keys in that rounded panel. Make sure your needle is dead of center. You will damage your upper housing if the needle is hitting the presser foot. Plus it's incredibly dangerous as the sharp point of the needle goes flying off who knows where. You don't want that in you eyes! Or a pet's or child's eyes. The machine should default to the center position when turning it on and if it's not doing that, something is not right. If you are within warranty, I would exchange it in the store if possible. If you bought it directly from Singer, I would contact them about it. Fiddle with the right/left arrows today and see what the needle does. It should move left and right as you press the buttons. I bought a Heavy duty machine before getting this one, and it had an issue with a needle not moving left and right, so it would not do any of the decorative stitches. Put on the all purpose or zig zag foot and see if your decorative stitches are working. I was so disappointed in my Heavy Duty machine not working, and returning it to Singer was pretty inconvenient, but I was able to then get this Patchwork which came back in stock in the meantime. Good luck and let me know how this settles out
Thanks so much for your concern and you're right the last needle went into my finger (not badly), that's when I put my regular pressure foot back on, finished what I was doing (making bowl cozy"s) and shut her down. I just turned it back on and the needle did center so I'm thinking it got pulled out of place form the cozy's, this machine really doesn't have much power going through more then three layers of material, every time I came to a seam it would wine and come up with a cc code and I have to manually get the needle through, Anyway thanks for the concern and the help.
@@pamornes3592 It's definitely NOT a heavy duty machine. It's designed for light quilting. Keyword is LIGHT. It's good for piecing and the actual quilting which is two layers of cotton and batting. But it's not designed for mask making or heavy bag making. If you are getting a CC code, I would definitely reconsider sewing that type project on this machine. If you want to sew more heavy duty projects, the Heavy Duty machines are a better option for that kind of thing. Denims and canvas and multiple layers of cottons are too much for the Patchwork or the Brilliance. You might need to change the needle. They get dull faster than you think. And you might need to use a walking foot on something like a cozy if it's thick. I don't typically sew those, so I'm not familiar with the construction. Singer machines are great machines but it is important to think about the projects you want to make before investing in the machine. It's on my list to do a video that talks about how to select a sewing machine so maybe I should move that to the front of the line. I hope this helps you!
I have a 1/4 seam presser foot for my featherweight and my brother sewing machine.
Thank you for sharing that Sheila! Ooo a Featherweight!! Does she have a name?
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Her name is Veronica I’ve been sewingon her today.
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She is a black featherweight 1956 by the name Veronica.
@@sheliagage2227 That name is PERFECT!! What a great machine!!
@@skylark5789 I actually just got a Singer Patchwork machine. My other machine is a Singer Brilliance.
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Thank you Angela!
Mine is closer to 3/8 so I hate it. Bought it from dealer and they wouldn’t take it back. 😢 Bought a cheap one from Amazon better but still over 1/4 in. I use it for things that don’t matter like the last border on the quilt but otherwise I stick with using post its or something else to get the correct seam allowance.
Oh my gosh! That's a pain. My foot in combo with the markings are right on the money so I feel fortunate it works so well.
It looks like a stitch in the ditch foot.
Similar for sure! But this one is designed to keep your 1/4" seam line on point. I hadn't thought about the similarity before so maybe that's worth a quick video to compare and contrast them. Thanks for the idea!
My Singer quantum stylist comes with 15 different presser feet, and none of them are a quarter inch! Unbelievable! The quarter inch is actually in the middle of the feed dogs! And there’s not even a mark on the throat plate or sewing bed for it. First Mark is 3/8”. I saw online that the closest thing I can do is use one of these feet where you basically put it on the edge of your fabric and have to watch that the presser foot stays there the whole time. Annoying. I am going to get out my singer Patchwork quarter inch foot and see if it works on the stylist!
Oh Padma, that's awful! I would say that if your first mark is at 3/8s inch then that machine is for garment sewing, not quilting. The Patchwork is designed specifically for quilting which is why it has those aids to help keep the proper seam allowance. The problem with not having a presser foot that totally covers the feed dogs or running fabric through in the middle of feed dogs is that it's going to be very difficult to feed fabric evenly. Try it out and see how it works. It might be ok for squares, but it's going to give you a hard time with triangles or any sort of angle. Do you still have the Patchwork? If you still have the Patchwork, I would do all your piecing on that machine and then you could put the walking foot on the Quantum and do stitch in the ditch and attach binding. But to get into any sort of free motion quilting is going to be difficult because that machine just is not designed for it, where the Patchwork does that as well. The Confidence is the next machine up from Patchwork and I kind of wish I had bought that one. Now it's on big time sale, but it wasn't when I bought the Patchwork. Though I LOVE my Patchwork. Let me know how it works out for you.
@@PattymacMakes Hi Patty! Thanks! So the Patchwork quarter inch foot fits on my quantum stylus. So I can do my piercing on it with that foot. It is actually a better machine than the patchwork in pretty much every way other than the quarter inch madness. And you can lower the feed dogs on the stylist. I have done free motion quilting quite a bit on it. Works fine. But I am definitely frustrated that they made no attempt to make it easy to do a quarter inch! Before I bought it, I watched UA-cam videos that said it was a favorite with quilters. Guess they’re finding a way around the quarter inch problem!
@@padmarubiales5184 HMMMMM. I would look back at those videos and see how they set up to do it. It's not great that you don't have full coverage with the presser foot over the feed dogs, though.