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Specialty Feet: Quarter Inch Foot
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.
The Quarter
Inch Foot
IN MOTION
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Specialty Feet: Quarter Inch Foot
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 rst
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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Specialty Feet: Quarter Inch Foot
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.
Sewing with the Quarter Inch Foot
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