(Tipmas) My favorite Sewing foot
Foot holder plus ruler foot plus rulers plus practice equals quilting happiness.
Welcome to Day 26 of the #31dayblogchallenge2020, and the suggested prompt for today was My favorite Sewing machine foot. While I have jumped around a fair amount on this project, the topic today is one that I love talking about and teaching. Sewing machine feet are very specific to models and brands, so if you’re someone who has a Janome 89000 (or another 9MM model), this is for you. As you enter the world of rulers and feet, it’s important to know whether your machine is a high shank or low shank machine. It can be confusing, but a call to your local dealer is the best place to gather that information.
While as a piecer, I adore the 1/4” foot that accompanies the 8900, I’m even more passionate about the ruler work possibilities that are available with this machine. You just need to pair the foot holder (known as the QB-S) and the ‘Free motion Frame quilting foot set’ to work with rulers. When I tried to describe what I was looking for to my dealer, he knew it as a collar foot.
This foot is my favorite because it’s the gateway to the world of ruler work on your domestic machine. It really allowed me to become more comfortalble with my quilting skills on my domestic machine, and to work with rulers from a variety of vendors. I’ve shown two of my favorites from Angela Walters, and I have others as well. Handi-Quilter has a number of rulers which although originally made for longarm use, can be adapted to domestic machines quite easily.
Janome sells the foot holder with other free motion feet - a closed toe, an open toe and a clearview foot. Those are the feet you would use for free motion quilting without rulers. I have used my set for several years, and I have never encountered an issue with the quality. The only variable is how long you practice.
In the comments below, please let me know which foot is YOUR favorite…I’m always looking to learn new things.
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