the game is afoot!

 Get it? a foot?  Oh well, the O 1/4 inch foot did pretty well last night.

It is a little wider than 1/4 inch.  I asked DH to bend the metal guide a bit as it flares outwards which makes the seam more than 1/4 inch.  I prefer a scant 1/4 especially when I am sewing pieces cut with my Accuquilt dies. I'll test it again tonight but I'm feeling optimistic.  This block is made out of leftover sample pieces from my LQS Saturday Sampler.  I normally use my Accuquilt qube to cut out pieces for the samplers but I cut the chisels so they faced the wrong way. I decided to use them for this sample.

This second block is the correct pattern sample that I sewed on QBFF's machine.  It is, however, too small.  This blocks should be 6.5 inches and this is just under 4.5.  I really don't want to buy another Qube-they have gotten so expensive! So I may rotary cut my sampler blocks this year.

Friday the 13th

On Friday the 13th I was sewing on my beloved Janome (note it was the Friday of a four day weekend) when it suddenly turned itself off.  I could not get it to turn back on.  I went and fetched DH with a dire feeling on my heart.

Nothing.

I admit I was upset.  Seriously upset. He loaded up my machine for me the next morning and I took it to the LQS.  Good ol' Mark said he would take a look but it might be awhile.  There were many machines waiting ahead of mine for parts.

Basically, this ruined my holiday weekend.  This Janome was expensive and I bought it with the inheritance from my dear Gma.  When I was talking to my sister on that Sunday I told her that I felt like I was grieving (for my sewing machine or my Gma I couldn't say).  I could never justify spending that much money on myself again.  DH told me we would use our tax refund to buy me another machine. I kept saying it is so much money though.

Good ol' Mark called a few days later to announce that he thought it was the power supply but the part would be a couple of hundred dollars.  Did I want him to order it?  Did I want him to order it!!!!!!!!!!!  My machine was several thousand dollars-of course I wanted him to order it!  He said it would be a few weeks before he could get the part in and the machine worked on.

So I brought home my Janome HD-1000 home from my mum's house.  I have been having a terrible time trying to get an accurate 1/4 inch seam.  I've tried all different feet, tape etc.  My quiltyBFF even loaned me one of her Brother machines to try.  (Very frustrating experience even though it had some nice, fun and fancy features.)

So at lunch today we ran to another LQS and I dropped some cash on what they assured me is the correct 1/4 inch foot for the HD-1000.

Tune in tomorrow to see if it worked!

Look what followed me home. . .

 
Can I keep it?