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Sewing
Gathering Foot
Gather fabric or gather and attach a ruf
fl
e in one
step. Suitable for light to medium weight fabrics.
Straight stitch, (left needle position), length 3 to 6.
The longer the length, the more fabric will gather.
Snap on Gathering Foot.
For gathered fabric:
Place fabric under Gathering Foot and sew.
Increase upper tension for tighter gathers.
To gather and attach gathered fabric in one
step:
1. Place fabric to be gathered under the presser
foot right side up.
2. Place fabric to have ruf
fl
e attached to it in the
groove of the foot right side down.
3. Sew, guiding the under fabric but do not hold
it back. Keep the top fabric in the groove
moving steadily as needed. Increase the stitch
length and the upper tension for more gathers.
Quilter’s 1/4” Piecing Foot
Sew a scant 1/4” seam allowance. Red lines
mark 1/4” and 1/8” pivot points in front of and
behind the needle. Straight stitch, length 2.0-2.5.
1. Place to pieces of fabric right sides together.
2. Sew with edge of fabric at edge of foot. To
pivot 1/4” from end of fabric, stop sewing
with needle stop down, when fabric edge
reaches
fi
rst red mark on foot.
