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quarter inch foot
The Quarter Inch Foot is most often used for quilt piecing.
The foot will help you sew and create 1/4” seam allowances.
Quarter inch seam allowances are also used when sewing
many small projects such as crafts, doll clothes and more.
This foot has various markings on the surface to aid with pivoting at corners.
Sewing with the Quarter Inch Foot
The Quarter Inch Foot is used for straight
stitch sewing only and is perfect for 1/4”
seams.
Accurate 1/4” seam allowances are achieved
with the Quarter Inch Foot because the distance from center needle opening to the
right hand edge of the foot is 1/4”.
When using the Quarter Inch Foot first check
to be sure your SINGER® sewing machine is
set to straight stitch, center needle position.
Turn the handwheel toward you slowly and
check to see that the needle clears the small
opening in the foot. If it does not clear the
small opening, use the stitch width control to
move the needle until it lines up with the hole
of the foot without hitting the foot.
Place your fabric under the presser foot and
align the raw edge of the fabric with the right
hand side of the presser foot for an accurate
1/4” seamline. As you begin sewing, hold the
thread tails at the back of the foot to keep
them secure and prevent thread tangling.
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Pivoting
The Quarter Inch Foot has horizontal markings for multi-purpose
uses in sewing. The horizontal
marking closest to the front of the
Quarter Inch Foot is a 1/4” guide
useful when pivoting at a seamline
corner with a 1/4” seam allowance.
To pivot using the guideline at
the front, sew your seam up to
the corner, but stopping when the
edge of the fabric aligns with the
1/4” horizontal guideline. Then,
put the needle down in the fabric.
With the needle down in the
fabric, raise the presser foot, turn
the fabric to sew the remainder of
the seam, aligning the raw edge
of the fabric with the right-hand
edge of the presser foot. Lower
the presser foot then continue
sewing a 1/4” seam.
The remaining two horizontal
markings can also be used for
pivoting. The center horizontal
mark is used for a 3/8” seam and
the horizontal mark closest to the
needle opening is used for a 1/2”
seam.