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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

1/4"...Who Knew?

I've been working on the Anita's Arrowhead blocks and at one point you have to stop and pivot around a corner at the 1/4" mark.  I'm pretty good at eyeballing a 1/4", but for these blocks I've been marking them...just to be sure.  As I was sewing along, I noticed that when I stopped to pivot there was a raised mark on the left side of my foot that lined up with the edge of the fabric.  WHAT?  Seriously?  All this time I thought this quarter inch foot was just to get an accurate 1/4" seam, but had NO CLUE that there are 1/4" registration marks along the other edge of the foot!  Perfect for these blocks, mitering bindings and probably a bunch of other things that I can't think of right now.  Who knew?  And why didn't you tell me???
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8 comments:

  1. TerryFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    I wonder if my foot has that? I'll have to go and look! :0)

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  2. Needled MomFebruary 5, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    I remember my amazement when I discovered mine too. Isn't it a great idea?

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  3. Rene'February 5, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    That's too funny! I was happy to discover that my walking foot had one of these but now I need to check and see if my piecing foot also has one.

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  4. BrendaFebruary 5, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    I'm going to go see if mine has that too! thanks for the heads up.

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  5. PokeyFebruary 5, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    LOL love those little light bulb moments!
    :-}pokey

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  6. Jean February 5, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    I didn't know that, but I don't have a 1/4" foot either. That's awesome!

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  7. Jean(ie)February 5, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    Love those "AHA experiences"... LOL!

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  8. BarbFebruary 7, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    I didn't know that either...what a wonderful tip!

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