i want to help you get the most perfect accurate quarter inch seams on your bernina 570 quilters
edition now you bought this machine because there are a variety of quilting accessories
and features that came with this machine and i'm going to show you some of my secrets
for perfecting that quarter inch seam so number one you did receive foot number 97 so this is a
quarter inch seam from the needle in the center needle position out to the edge but i'm going
to show you why people talk about a scant quarter inch so not only will the foot make a difference
but your thread and needle choice will also be key to your success plus i have one bonus accessory
i'm going to include as well starting off with thread you want to use a thinner thread if you're
a fan of cotton thread you're going to love the aura fill 50 weight cotton thread that is two ply
and the reason a thinner thread is nice is because after you sew the seam you have to press it open
and if you're using a chunkier thread like a normal sewing weight that can actually kind of
make it so it doesn't lay flat it kind of goes up and over that thread while you're pressing it open
so that's going to start to take away from the final size of your blocks so thinner thread
check number two the needle i am a fan of sharper needles the quilting needles which i would love
to rename piecing needles so it made more sense size 75 are wonderful they're gonna they are sharp
and are going to go through inner sections at a very direct stitch and that's going to help for
accuracy when you're trying to line up all those intersections coming together another needle that
i like is a microtech size 70 needle the aurifl thread being thin can fit through those smaller
needles which i love so either one of those two types of needles and sizes are ideal here is one
other item that you would benefit from purchasing from your local bernina store is a straight stitch
throat plate and actually i've got it here that there that's what it's supposed to look like
single hole keeps your needle going only in and out of the center needle position and will easily
assist to getting those accurate seam allowances let me go one step further and show you which mark
i follow on the throat plate have you ever noticed this little short mark of on the throat plate
right in front of your feed dog do you know that is a quarter inch mark from the center
needle position so here is what you need to know when you do lower your presser foot if you can
see fabric to the left of that mark you're going to be getting that scant quarter inch so that's
one of the extra things i love to share with my students about really guiding the fabric correctly
with the quarter inch foot so you're really not supposed to see fabric coming out the side of
the foot that's always was my problem when i was learning how to piece is i always saw a little
fabric out the side but as soon as i discovered that little mark that's what helps me i keep my
fabric to the left if i can see that mark just barely i am going to get that perfect quarter
inch seam now here's one more thing that can also assist with accuracy on the bernina 570. you can
also try moving your needle position one notch to the right and see how that lines up with the
edge of your foot for you make sure you try out a couple blocks that way you know which of these
helpful tips are going to be the most accurate for you we all kind of sew a little differently
how we guide the fabric how we see the fabric what angle our eyes are looking at that foot
so do a couple test blocks see if your blocks come out to be the right size that the pattern says
they're going to finish like six and a half inches or 12 and a half inches that's when you know you
have accurately figured out how to sew the most perfect quarter inch seam on the bernina 570 and
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