3 Ways to Sew A PERFECT Quarter Inch Seam - FREE Beginner Quilting Videos and Pattern - NO MUSIC
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
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Step two in making quilts that turn out like they are supposed to is sewing an accurate quarter-inch seam. This isn't hard, once you have the right tools, or know how to set your sewing machine up properly to do it.
For the first year-and-a-half I was a quilter I sewed an absolutely perfect 3/8-inch seam. I was following a quilting book that told me to line the fabric edges up with the right edge of my presser foot and I would sew a perfect quarter-inch seam.
Well, I couldn't figure out what in the heck I was doing wrong, because my pieces were lined up EXACTLY with the edge of my presser foot. You wouldn't think an eighth of an inch would make a big deal. But it does. Nothing fit together right. I cut off the point of every triangle I ever sewed. It was frustrating.
Then I took my first quilting class. The instructor took one look at my presser foot and informed me I was not using a quarter-inch foot. She showed me how to put tape on my machine at the actual quarter-inch mark and my world changed.
Overnight I went from a crappy quilter, to a pretty decent one. I made an entire quilt top in between the first and second session of that class and all my points were exactly where they were supposed to be because I was finally sewing a quarter-inch seam.
In this video I show you three different ways to set your sewing machine up to sew an accurate quarter-inch seam.
We cover using the piecing stitch setting if your machine has it, using a quarter-inch foot and the tried and true method of putting some tape down on your sewing machine.
I also show you how to measure your seam with your ruler afterward so you can check to make sure you're doing it right.
Just like with cutting fabric, there usually are a few correct ways to do any one thing in quilting. So try all three methods and see which way is best for you.
I started out using the tape method to mark my quarter-inch guide, then bought a quarter-inch foot and when I upgraded machines, got one with a quarter-inch stitch built-in.
So do whatever works best for you, just make sure whatever method you choose leaves you with perfect quarter-inch seams every time.
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I put the painter's tape down despite having the 1/4" foot. Can't hurt.
I did cut it so that the piece on my extension table and needle plate are separate, so i can still clean the machine.
Such clear instructions. Great videos in this learning to quilt series. Thank you for making them.
I have a quarter inch foot and still have trouble sometimes. Great video!
You're such a great teacher! thank you Stephanie.
Great tutorial, very informative. After all these years I still sometimes have issues with 1/4" seams. This is a great refresher! Hope you're doing well.
Not sure if things have changed in 3 years, but, it would be nice to see the overhead view when demonstrating things.
Great tutorial & reminder to check our seams. Where was this video when I began? 😂
Great tips!
Very helpful thank you.
I always like to sew three pieces of fabric together and then check to make sure the center piece is the right finished size - the 1/4 inch seam does not always translate into the right sized finished piece due to variations in thread size and fabric thickness.
I have a question when you get to the end of your seam 1/4 inch. When turning a corner how do you know that your are 1/4 "from the end of the seam? I have enjoyed this series.
I you were making a quilt can you use different machines to do that? I don't use the 1/4 inch pressure foot. I broke a needle trying to do a zig zag stitch. I didn't think I use a reg open one
What is a scant 1/4" seam allowance used for?
Thank you for providing a fantastic 1/4” seam tutorial! What is the model of the Baby Lock Machine used in the video?
Hiya, Sorry to say, the mark you pointed to as a 1/4 inch is actually a 1/2 inch. The short line before that line is the 1/4 inch. Keep up the good work. Love your book and the stencils I perchased from you.
Hyett...this is not my tutorial. Anyone can make a mistake! I think she made a fantastic video.
Hyett...I watch her video again and it appears (to me) she pointed to and lined up with the 1/4 inch mark each time.
@@christineh7997 Did I not say how I think she does a good job? Well she does do a good job. I looked at my rulers to her ruler and if you go by markings mine would read 1/2 inch and hers reads 1/4 inch. I am still recomending her site as one to watch. I would not have paid our Australian postage, which is way over priced, if I was not happy with watching stephanie or by from her store. All the best to you stephanie.
Alda Hyett
Hyett, My comment that I liked the tutorial was not an implication that you did not like it. How in the world did that get twisted and turned into you not like the tutorial?!
BTW! Why did you even write me about the 1/2” marking you said she pointed to on the ruler? AGAIN this not my tutorial.
Thank you, Stephanie. Did you have the baby yet??
Tricia McFarland I’m so glad someone asked. I was chicken🤣
Not something I’ve ever heard explained to new quilters, sewists who may not be familiar with their machine’s feet. You know the old saying, ‘get started on the right foot’. 😂
Well now, is that what setting 30 is for? Damn, wished I’d known that about three years ago. Wished I’d read the manual all the way to the end. About 20 quid wasted on quarter inch feet, tape, gadgets. Argh
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