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I have a button on the sewing machine – I press it and I have the laser – you can see the red line on top of the fabric. This line always stays in front of the needle while you are sewing and shows where you have to stitch. The light is bright enough that you can see it on any fabric. On the right you can see that the seam lies just slightly – maybe only a thread’s width – inside the ¼″ line. This, my friends, is a scant ¼″. Piecing with a Scant quarter-inch seam allowance can make a huge difference in the accuracy and appearance of your finished quilt. Here’s what it is and why it matters.
With this Seam Guide Ruler you can set your stitches accurately on any sewing machine. With the free Magnetic Seam Guide you can easily keep that exact distance when sewing. For this seam guide to work, you will need to find some stitching lines that are already on the fabric. Or you can use the edge of the fabric as the first line.The laser can help to sew zippers. Just align the laser with the zipper tape and stitch. DIY seam guides Well, I partially answered this question in my previous tutorial “ How to sew straight” where I showed you what sewing machine presser feet to use for sewing straight.
Second: move the needle slightly to the right to make it a ‘scant’ ¼″.Measure again until your seam stitching is just inside the ¼″ marking on a ruler. This is my preferred method. With this device, it’s easy to control the width of the allowances when sewing on a sewing machine. This is how it looks, there is a strong magnet under the metal case. Of course, for these purposeswe can use a sewing machine throat plate – it usually has some kind of a seam guide. Why would we need something else? See – there are 5/8″ seam allowances,⅜” seam allowances, etc. Even the bobbin case cover has some marks on it. My Janome machine has the marking in millimeters also. So all you have to do is to keep the fabric edges aligned with the markings. I guess you used this seam allowance guide on a sewing machine many times. Fifth– you can use the guide for topstitching close to the edges or making ¼ in seam allowances. Place the guide like this: place the shaped edge on the side of the presser foot. The shaped edge accommodates the foot and you can easily stitch quite close to the fabric edge. There are many different types of seam guides. Some of them you even got together with your sewing machine. And others are pretty cheap to buy. Seam guide attachment from the sewing machine accessoriesSome sources say that it’s not recommended for computerized sewing machines because it’s magnetic. But I can assure you it can be used with modern computerized sewing machines ONLY if you place it correctly – you can put it ONLY on the metal throat plate of a sewing machine but don’t put it anywhere else – then the magnet can interfere with the computer components inside the machine. But there is no computer under the throat plate so this place is safe. If you need to change your sewing machine’s needle for a new project but think your old needle is still good, you can use a needle sorting pincushion to keep it in a safe place. I like the idea because the little boxes are labeled so you can easily see what type of needles you are storing. I recently saw an ITH embroidery pattern for a needle parking pincushion that is basically the same thing. I don’t typically save my sewing machine needles because I like to know I am using a fresh one, but I see that this Madam Sew product has merit. Related tutorial: How to sew thin leather easily with a regular sewing machine Can you use a magnetic seam guide on a computerized sewing machine?
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